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DANGOR 

^  HISTORICAL 


1864-1914 


SOCIETY 


1864-1914 
Fiftieth  Anniversary 


of  the 


Bangor  Hi^orical  Society 


Proceedings  at  the 
BANGOR  PUBLIC  LIBRARY 

Wednesday,  April  8th,  1914 


BANGOR.  MAINE 
1914 


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CONTENTS 


Prayer  by  Rev.  Alva  Roy  Scott       .... 

Address  by  the  President,  Hon.  Henry  Lord 

Historical  Address  by  the  Secretary,  Edward  Mitchell 
Blanding      ....... 

Personal  Reminiscences,  Elnathan  Freeman  Duren,  Sec- 
retary 1864-1902 

Address   by  Charles  S.  Fellows,    the   Society's  first 
Secretary     .         .         .         . 

Address  by  Dr.  Thomas  Upham  Coe,  Treasurer 

Address  by  Dr.  William  C.  Mason,  Chairman  Executive 
Committee  .  ..... 


Address  on  ''The  Flag"  by  General  Augustus  B.  Farnham      70 


Address  by  Mrs.  Fannie  Hardy  Eckstorm 
Address  by  Hon.  John  Francis  Sprague 


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Constitution  and  By-Laws  ...  .         .       79 

Officers,  1914 80 

List  of  Members         .......       81 

Illustrations 

Bangor  Public  Library 

Hon.  John  E.  Godfrey,  President  1873-1884 

Hon.  Hannibal  Hamlin,  President  1885-1891 

Hon.  Edward  Bowdoin  Nealley,  President  1893-1905 

Hon.  Henry  Lord,  President  1906 — 

Hon.  Isaiah  Stetson,  Treasurer  1864-1880 

Dr.  Thomas  Upham  Coe,  Treasurer  1881 — 

Charles  S.  Fellows,  Secretary  1864 

Elnathan  Freeman  Duren,  Secretary  1864-1902 

Edward  Mitchell  Blanding,  Secretary  1910— 

Rev.  John  S.  Sewall,  D.  D.,  Corresponding  Secretary  1881-1911 


The  Bangor  Historical  Society  exceedingly  regrets  that  there  is  no  pict- 
ure available  from  which  can  be  procured  a  likeness  of  Hon.  Elijah  L. 
Hamlin,  the  society's  first  President. 


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PRAYER 

REV.  ALVA  ROY  SCOTT 


O  God,  our  Father  Divine,  Thou  hast  been  the  help  of  our 
fathers  in  the  ages  past,  and  Thou  art  our  hope  in  the  years  to 
come.  Our  fathers  trusted  in  Thee  and  Thou  didst  never  put 
them  to  shame.  We  give  thanks  for  the  Hves  and  service  of 
good  men  and  women  in  all  times.  We  are  deeply  grateful  to 
those  in  the  history  of  our  own  city  who  have  loved  righteous- 
ness, liberty,  and  truth,  honor  and  justice.  May  their  illus- 
trious examples  of  loyalty  to  all  good  inspire  us  to  an  apprecia- 
tion of  our  rich  heritage,  and  to  a  service  to  city  and  nation 
worthy  of  the  opportunities  made  possible  by  the  sacrifice  of 
generations  gone. 

Bless,  we  beseech  Thee,  this  organization  which  has  endured 
for  half  a  century,  and  make  it  an  institution  to  perpetuate  fine 
traditions,  and  to  promote  good  citizenship. 

Let  Thy  favor  rest  upon  the  people  of  this  city  and  this 
nation.    May  we  abide  hi  Thy  love. — Amen. 


PRESIDENT'S  ADDRESS 

HON.  HENRY  LORD 


Members  of  Bangor  Historical  Society,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen: 

When  the  Bangor  Historical  Society  was  organized  in  1864, 
Bangor  was  a  prosperous,  enterprising,  growing,  splendid  little 
city  of  about  16,000  population,  with  a  taxable  valuation  of 
$7,075,000. 

Her  population  today  is  25,000  and  her  valuation  about 
$25,000,000.  Her  leading  men  were  noted  for  their  energy, 
ability,  public  spirit  and  patriotism.  This  little  city  had  a 
world-wide  reputation;  a  broader  and  bigger  reputation  than 
she  has  today,  with  her  larger  population  and  greater  wealth. 
This  reputation  was  due  to  several  causes.  She  was  considered 
the  largest  lumber  mart  in  the  world,  and  Bangor's  lumber 
products  were  sold  far  and  wide  and  her  merchants  were  known 
the  world  over;  and  she  was  the  builder  and  owner  of  many 
merchant  sailing  vessels.  The  Penobscot  river  was  lined  with 
her  saw  mills  and  her  harbor  filled  with  craft  of  every  description. 
The  citizens  of  Bangor  had  the  reputation  of  owning  an  area 
of  timberlands  larger  than  the  state  of  Delaware. 

In  1864  a  person  standing  on  the  old  wooden  toll  bridge  that 
spanned  the  Penobscot  from  Bangor  to  Brewer,  looking  up  the 
river,  would  see  as  far  as  the  eye  could  reach,  the  river  nearly 
filled  with  rafts  of  lumber,  which  came  from  saw  mills,  some  of 
them  fifty  or  sixty  miles  away.  These  rafts  were  black  with 
men  at  work,  surveyors  and  overhaulers,  sorting  the  lumber 
into  different  kinds  and  qualities,  to  be  floated  by  stevedores  to 
the  harbor  below,  to  be  loaded  into  vessels  to  be  carried  to 
American  and  foreign  ports.  This  work  gave  employment  to 
a  large  number  of  men.  It  was  a  common  thing  to  see  a  hun- 
dred sail  of  vessels  in  Bangor  harbor  and  frequently  a  fleet  of  a 
hundred  and  fifty  sail. 

In  1864  one  hundred  and  ninety  vessels  were  cleared  with 
cargoes  from  Bangor  for  foreign  ports.    Not  half  that  number 


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have  been  cleared  in  the  last  twenty  years.  There  were  three 
foreign  clearances  in  1913.  In  those  days  there  were  large 
shipments  of  deals  to  England  and  the  North  of  Europe. 
From  fifteen  to  twenty  cargoes  of  orange  and  lemon  box  shooks 
annually  were  shipped  to  ports  in  the  Mediterranean,cargoes 
of  lumber  to  the  Canaries,  the  Azores  and  the  Cape  de  Verde 
Islands,  sugar  box  shooks  and  hogshead  staves  to  ports  in 
Cuba,  Porto  Rico  and  other  islands  in  the  West  Indies,  large 
cargoes  of  lumber  to  South  American  ports — Rio  Janerio, 
Montevideo,  Buenos  Ayres  and  Rosario.  Many  of  these 
cargoes  were  carried  in  Bangor  built  vessels,  hailing  from  the 
city  of  Bangor.  There  were  five  shipyards  in  the  port  of 
Bangor  then,  giving  employment  to  many  ship  carpenters, 
caulkers,  riggers,  sail  makers  and  other  workmen. 

In  the  years  1864,  '65  and  '66  there  were  thirty-two  vessels 
launched  in  Bangor;  six  ships,  four  barques,  twelve  brigs  and 
ten  schooners.  These  vessels  and  those  laimched  in  other 
years  were  many  of  them  named  for  Bangor  people — Abner 
Taylor,  Amos  M.  Roberts,  Samuel  Larrabee,  James  Littlefield, 
Samuel  D.  Thurston,  Hosea  Rich,  Mary  Stewart,  Florence 
Treat,  Jennie  Hight,  Caroline  Eddy,  L.  J.  Morse  and  Thomas 
J.  Stewart  and  for  others.  Many  of  these  ships  on  their  first 
voyage  left  Bangor  never  to  return,  but  for  many  years  they 
hailed  from  Bangor,  were  owned  and  controlled  here  and  were 
to  be  found  in  all  the  great  maritime  ports  of  the  world — St. 
Petersburg,  Hamburg,  London,  Liverpool,  Lisbon,  Messina, 
Havana,  Buenos  Ayres,  Valparaiso,  San  Francisco,  Hong 
Kong,  Calcutta  and  other  great  commercial  ports,  flying  the 
flag  of  the  American  Republic.  It  was  natural  therefore  that 
Bangor,  with  her  great  lumber  trade  and  her  many  merchant 
vessels,  should  have  had  a  worldwide  reputation. 

But  Bangor  had  a  reputation  outside  of  that  given  her  by 
her  lumber  kings  and  her  merchant  marine.  She  was  known 
because  of  the  prominence  and  greatness  of  her  public  men, 
of  her  jurists  and  her  theologians.  Bangor  was  the  home  of 
Hannibal  Hamlin,  Vice  President  of  the  United  States,  and 
Hannibal  Hamlin's  name  was  associated  everywhere  with  that 
of  Abraham  Lincoln.  Of  the  eight  justices  of  the  Supreme 
Judicial  Court  of  Maine,  Bangor  had  three.    For  thirty-five 


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years  two  of  her  citizens,  John  Appleton  and  John  A.  Peters, 
were  the  Chief  Justices  of  the  state.  In  1864  the  three  Bangor 
Justices  of  the  Supreme  Court  were  John  Appleton,  Edward 
Kent  and  Jonas  Cutting.  Edward  Kent  had  not  only  a  national 
reputation  but  an  international  one.  He  was  Bangor's  second 
mayor  and  was  twice  Governor  of  the  State  of  Maine.  In 
the  memorable  campaign  of  1840,  when  the  hero  of  the  battle 
of  Tippecanoe,  Gen.  Harrison,  was  elected  President,  he  was 
the  Whig  candidate  for  Governor  of  Maine,  and  the  election 
occurring  in  September  resulting  in  his  election,  his  name  was 
sung  the  country  over  in  the  campaign  songs  for  the  two 
months  preceding  the  Presidential  election  in  November. 
These  songs  were  some  of  them  rough,  even  profane,  but  they 
were  sung  by  our  fathers  and  the  slogan  connected  with  Gov. 
Kent  can  be  repeated  here.    It  generally  ran : 

Have  you  heard  the  news  from  Maine — 

How  she  went  hell  bent, 
For  Governor  Kent, 

For  Tippecanoe  and  Tyler,  too? 

Gov.  Kent  later  was  the  plenipotentiary  of  this  country  to 
Brazil.  The  decisions  of  these  Bangor  judges  and  of  the  other 
judges  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  state  of  Maine  were  then 
and  are  now  cited  in  every  state  in  the  Union  and  in  foreign 
countries.  The  clergymen  in  the  Bangor  pulpits  then  were 
noted  for  their  ability  and  eminence.  Three  of  them  were 
charter  members  of  this  Historical  Society;  Chas.  C.  Everett, 
Geo.  W.  Field  and  Amory  Battles.  Bangor  also  had  a  wide 
reputation  because  of  the  ability  and  learning  of  those  connected 
with  her  Theological  Seminary.  Its  President  was  Dr.  Enoch 
Pond;  and  Pond's  Theology  was  called  an  Orthodox  Bible. 
Every  Congregationalist  clergyman  without  doubt  had  it  in  his 
library  whether  he  was  a  missionary  in  a  foreign  land  or  was 
preaching  in  the  south,  west  or  New  England.  Associated  with 
Dr.  Pond  was  George  Shepard,  a  pulpit  orator  of  national 
reputation;  and  Samuel  Harris,  one  of  the  charter  members  of 
the  Bangor  Historical  Society,  whose  reputation  as  an  orator 
was  also  nation-wide.  Old  Norombega  was  crowded  to  hear 
him  when  it  was  known  that  he  was  to  speak  in  the  war  days. 


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Prof.  Harris  was  afterwards  President  of  Bowdoin  College  and 
later  connected  with  Yale  College. 

There  are  other  reasons  why  Bangor  had  a  far  reaching 
reputation  of  which  I  have  not  time  to  speak.  Anyone  on  the 
streets  in  1864  in  the  spring  time  saw  many  men  with  red  shirts, 
river  drivers  and  woodsmen.  Such  men  do  not  wear  red  shirts 
today.  Walking  up  Main  street  one  would  meet  the  fashion- 
able dames  of  Bangor  wearing  hoop  skirts,  which  we  are  told 
measured  in  circumference  at  the  bottom  six  yards,  or  eighteen 
feet.  He  would  also  meet  splendid  old  style  gentlemen  wearing 
stovepipe  hats  like  President  Lincoln's  or  tall  hats  of  some  other 
kind,  and  they  were  dressed  in  swallow  tailed  coats  of  black  or 
blue  broadcloth,  with  bright  brass  buttons.  Coats  of  this  kind 
were  worn  by  some  of  Bangor's  citizens  until  within  a  few  years. 
Among  the  last  to  wear  them  were  Vice  President  Hamhn,  Hon. 
Lewis  Barker  and  Dr.  Calvin  Seavey. 

In  those  days  frequently  were  also  seen  two  conspicuous 
persons — one  an  escaped  Virginia  slave,  Henry  Van  Meter, 
more  than  a  hundred  years  old,  and  the  other  an  Old  Town 
Indian  squaw,  Molly  Molasses,  also  more  than  a  himdred 
years  old.  The  children  of  Bangor  looked  with  awe  upon  these 
individuals  when  they  were  told  that  the  black  man  had  seen 
President  Washington  and  that  when  the  Indian  woman  was  a 
child  white  people  were  scalped  by  Indians  in  Maine.  There 
were  also  to  be  seen  upon  the  streets  many  woimded  and  sick 
soldiers,  for  upon  Columbia  street  was  a  hospital  filled  with 
disabled  soldiers  at  that  time. 

In  1864  there  was  a  line  of  steamboats  rimning  to  Portland 
and  another  to  Boston  and  for  about  eight  years  there  had  been 
railroad  trains  running  from  Bangor  to  the  Kennebec.  There 
was  each  day  one  mail  in  from  the  west  and  one  mail  out.  The 
mail  came  late  in  the  day  and  merchants  were  in  their  offices 
evenings  that  their  replies  to  letters  received  might  go  out  in 
the  morning,  otherwise  they  would  be  delayed  twenty-four 
hours.  There  were  no  railroads  to  Bucksport,  to  Ellsworth, 
to  Calais,  to  St.  John,  to  Moosehead  lake  or  into  Aroostook 
county.  The  old  Veazie  road  was  running  from  Bangor  to 
Old  Town  and  in  the  summer  season,  connecting  with  this 
road,  were  little  stem  wheel  boats,  which  carried  lumbermen's 


Hon.  John  E.  Godfrey,  President  1873-1884 


Address  by  Hon.  Henry  Lord 


supplies  and  other  merchandise  up  the  Penobscot  as  far  north 
as  the  town  of  Winn,  then  known  as  Five  Islands.  Bangor  in 
1864  had  no  street  paving,  no  concrete  or  granolithic  sidewalks, 
no  electric  lights  or  electric  roads,  no  electric  fire  alarm,  no 
water  works,  no  telephone,  no  standard  time,  but  she  did  have 
within  three  hundred  and  eighty  seven  of  as  many  school  chil- 
dren enrolled  then  as  she  had  in  1913.  There  were  5820  school 
children  in  1864,  6107  in  1913.  In  proportion  to  population  she 
ought  to  have  had  9000  school  children  in  1913  instead  of  6000. 
To  recall  Bangor  as  she  was  in  1864  and  comparing  the  little 
city  of  that  time  with  the  larger  and  wealthier  city  of  today, 
with  its  prosperity  and  happiness,  one  must  note  with  feelings 
of  sadness  and  regret  some  of  the  changes  that  have  taken 
place.  The  strong,  able,  virile  men  of  that  day,  most  of  them 
native  bom,  like  the  rafts  on  the  river  and  the  ships  on  the 
stocks,  are  gone  forever,  and  it  is  pathetic  to  think  that  these 
men  have  left  few  or  no  descendants  to  perpetuate  their  names. 
Very  few  of  the  men  who  were  prominent  in  business  or  political 
life,  upon  the  bench  or  in  theology  then  have  today  in  Bangor 
or  anywhere  any  male  descendants.  Recall  the  names  of 
Bangor's  most  prominent  men  in  1864,  take  the  list  of  Bangor's 
twenty-six  mayors  since  then,  and  you  will  find  that  only  a  few 
of  them  have  any  male  descendants  to  transmit  their  names  to 
future  generations.  Their  names  have  gone  from  the  stores 
and  ofiices  of  our  business  streets,  and  they  are  not  in  our  city 
directory,  they  are  to  be  found  mostly  in  the  records  of  the  pro- 
bate court  and  at  Mt.  Hope.  And  unless  some  one  actuated 
by  motives  of  patriotism,  of  family  pride,  or  love  for  the  old 
city  shall  make  some  record  of  what  these  men  were  and  did 
they  will  soon  be  forgotten.  Would  it  not  please  us  all  if  upon 
the  walls  of  this  building  or  of  some  other  building  in  Bangor 
portraits  of  these  men  who  were  great  in  their  day  and  genera- 
tion might  be  hung  to  keep  their  memories  green.  And  would 
it  not  meet  with  general  approval  if  this  society  should  cause 
to  be  placed  upon  the  site  of  the  old  Custom  House  or  of  old 
historic  Norombega  a  suitable  statue  of  Vice  President  HamHn, 
that  our  citizens  and  school  children  might  continually  be  re- 
minded of  his  services  and  of  the  dark  days  of  the  great  war 
when  he  stood  beside  Abraham  Lincoln? 


HISTORICAL  ADDRESS 

by 

EDWARD  MITCHELL  BLANDING.  Secretary 


Mr.  President  and  Members  of  the  Bangor  Historical  Society, 
Ladies  and  Gentlemen: — 
The  Bangor  Historical  Society  observes  today  its  fiftieth 
anniversary  and  while  the  valued  treasures  collected  through 
its  long  career  were  destroyed  during  the  conflagration  of  1911 
the  records  of  that  eventful  half  century  are  preserved,  thus 
making  possible  a  review  of  fifty  years  of  activities  and  praise- 
worthy endeavors.  And  we  are  so  fortunate  as  to  have  still 
with  us  one  who  though  venerable  in  years  is  youthful  in  spirit 
and  for  thirty-eight  years  from  1864  to  1902  was  the  society's 
Recording  Secretary,  while  furthermore  the  Secretary  elected 
fifty  years  ago  today  has  returned  to  Bangor  from  his  home  in 
the  northwest  to  be  with  us  on  this  interesting  occasion,  the 
anniversary  being  especially  notable  because  of  the  presence  of 
its  two  surviving  charter  members. 

INCORPORATION 
The  act  of  incorporation  of  the  Bangor  Historical  Society 
was  signed  by  Nelson  Dingley,  Junior,  Speaker  of  the  House 
of  Representatives  on  March  3,  1864,  and  in  the  Senate  on 
March  4,  1864  by  George  B.  Barrows,  president,  and  approved 
by  the  Governor,  Samuel  Cony,  March  4,  1864.  The  Act  of 
Incorporation  is  appended  below. 

STATE  OF  MAINE 

In  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixty-four. 
AN  ACT 
to  incorporate  the  Bangor  Historical  Society. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  Legislature 
assembled,  as  follows : 

Section  1. — John  E.  Godfrey,  Benjamin  F.  Tefft,  John  Mason,  Joseph 
S.  Wheelwright,  George  W.  Field,  James  C.  Weston,  George  W.  Pickering, 
Daniel  S.  Talcott,  Ebiathan  F.  Duren,  George  C.  Pickering,  Edward  M. 
Field,  Noah  S.  Harlow,  Samuel  H.  Dale,  Charles  S.  Fellows,  James  Allen, 
Charles  Stetson,   Joseph  Bartlett,  Isaiah  Stetson,  Amory  Battles,  Charles 


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C.  Everett,  Samuel  Harris  and  Albert  W.  Paine,  their  associates  and 
successors  are  hereby  created  a  body  corporate  by  the  name  of  the  Bangor 
Historical  Society  for  the  purpose  of  collecting  and  preserving  whatever, 
in  their  opinion,  may  tend  to  explain  and  illustrate  any  department  of 
civil,  ecclesiastical  or  natural  history,  and  may  sue  and  be  sued,  plead  and 
be  impleaded,  have  a  common  seal,  which  they  may  alter  at  pleasure,  and 
have  all  the  privileges  and  powers,  and  be  subject  to  all  the  requirements 
granted  or  required  by  the  laws  of  this  State. 

Section  2.— Said  corporation  may  choose  such  officers  as  they  may  think 
proper  and  necessary,  and  may  make  and  ordain  By-Laws  for  the  govern- 
ment of  the  Society  not  repugnant  to  the  laws  of  the  State  and  may  hold 
real  and  personal  estate  to  the  amount  of  fifty  thousand  dollars,  with  full 
power  to  manage  and  dispose  of  the  same. 

Section  3. — Any  two  persons  named  in  this  act  may  call  the  first  meeting 
of  this  corporation  at  such  time  and  place,  in  the  city  of  Bangor,  as  they 
may  see  fit,  by  giving  notice  of  the  same,  three  days  in  succession,  in  some 
daily  newspaper,  pubHshed  in  Bangor,  the  first  notice  to  be  seven  days 
previous  to  the  meeting. 

Section  4. — ^This  act  shall  take  efifect  from  and  after  its  approval  by  the 
Governor. 

In  the  House  of  Representatives,  March  3,  1864 
This  bill  having  had  three  several  readings  passed  to  be  enacted. 

(Signed)  Nelson  Dingley,  Jr., 

Speaker. 
In  Senate,  March  4,  1864. 
This  bill  having  had  two  several  readings  passed  to  be  enacted. 

(Signed)  George  B.  Barrows, 

President. 
March  4,  1864, 
Approved  (Signed)  Samuel  Cony 

State  of  Maine,  Office  of  Sec'ty  of  State, 

Augusta,  Mar.  29,  1864. 
I  hereby  certify  that  the  foregoing  is  a  true  copy  of  the  original,  as  de- 
posited in  this  office. 

Ephraim  Flint,  Jr. 

Sec'ty  of  State. 

ORGANIZATION 
An  advertisement  signed  by  John  Mason  and  George  W. 
Pickering  and  published  in  the  Bangor  Daily  Whig  and  Courier 
on  the  last  day  of  March  and  the  first  two  days  of  April,  1864, 
announced  that  a  meeting  of  the  Bangor  Historical  Society 
would  be  held  on  April  8,  1864,  for  organization  and  election 
of  associates  and  officers  and  general  business.  It  will  be  ob- 
served that  the  name  heading  the  call  is  John  Mason,  M.  D., 


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father  of  Dr.  William  C.  Mason,  chairman  of  our  present 
executive  committee. 

Pursuant  to  the  above  notice  there  was  a  meeting  of  the  in- 
corporators in  the  aldermen's  room  at  City  Hall,  on  April  8. 
Elijah  L.  Hamlin  and  seven  incorporators  were  present  as 
follows:  Samuel  H.  Dale,  John  E.  Godfrey,  John  Mason,  James 
C.  Weston,  Noah  S.  Harlow,  Edward  M.  Field  and  Charles  S. 
Fellows.  The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  John  E.  Godfrey, 
Esq.,  who  thereupon  read  the  act  of  incorporation  of  the  Bangor 
Historical  Society.  Hon.  Samuel  H.  Dale  was  chosen  chair- 
man and  Charles  S.  Fellows  Secretary.  It  was  voted  to  accept 
the  act  of  incorporation  of  the  Bangor  Historical  Society. 
Jacob  McGaw,  Elijah  L.  Hamlin  and  Joseph  Carr  were  elected 
as  associates.  John  E.  Godfrey,  E.  L.  Hamlin  and  James  C. 
Weston  were  appointed  a  committee  to  report  a  plan  of  organiza- 
tion and  a  code  of  by-laws  for  the  government  of  this  Society. 
Adjournment  was  then  taken  to  April  28  at  which  meeting 
John  Mason,  M.  D.,  was  chosen  chairman  and  John  E.  Godfrey 
secretary  pro  tem.  in  place  of  Charles  S.  Fellows,  who  was 
absent. 

A  further  adjournment  took  place  to  May  3,  the  session 
being  held  in  the  office  of  the  judge  of  probate,  the  meeting 
being  called  to  order  by  Hon.  John  E.  Godfrey.  Hon.  Elijah 
L.  Hamlin  was  chosen  chairman  and  Hon.  John  E.  Godfrey 
read  the  minutes  of  the  previous  meeting.  The  committee 
appointed  to  report  a  constitution  for  the  government  of  this 
Society  presented  their  report.  The  report  was  accepted  and 
the  constitution  adopted.  Elnathan  F.  Duren  was  chosen 
Recording  Secretary  and  sworn  faithfully  to  perform  its  duties 
by  Hon.  Elijah  L.  Hamlin  as  justice  of  the  peace.  Hon.  E.  L. 
Hamlin  was  chosen  President;  Rev.  Charles  Carroll  Everett, 
Vice  President;  Rev.  Samuel  Harris,  Corresponding  Secre- 
tary; Hon.  Isaiah  Stetson,  Treasurer;  Executive  Committee, 
Hon.  John  E.  Godfrey,  chairman,  Dr.  John  Mason  and  Dr. 
James  C.  Weston. 

OBJECTS  OF  THE  SOCIETY 

Hon.  Elijah  L.  Hamlin,  the  first  President  of  the  Bangor 
Historical  Society,  outlined  the  objects  of  the  new  organization 


14  Bangor  Historical  Society 

in  the  following  communication  published  in  the  Bangor  Daily 
Whig  and  Courier  under  the  date  of  June  28th,  1864; 

A  BGciety  under  the  name  of  Bangor  Historical  Society  has  recently  been 
organized  in  this  city  for  the  purpose  of  collecting  and  preserving  facts  and 
materials  in  relation  to  the  history  of  this  part  of  the  State,  and  particularly 
such  as  relates  to  the  valley  of  the  Penobscot.  It  presents  an  ample  field 
for  operation,  and  sufficiently  interesting  to  enlist  in  its  service  such  a 
number  of  working  citizens  as  cannot  fail  in  leading  to  very  satisfactory  re- 
sults. 

When  this  country  was  first  discovered,  a  numerous  tribe  of  Indians 
inhabited  the  valley  of  the  Penobscot,  which  has  now  dwindled  away  to 
about  four  hundred  persons.  It  is  desirable  to  ascertain  as  far  as  may 
be,  the  site  of  their  various  villages,  camping  grounds  and  burial  places, 
and  also  to  collect  all  their  traditions  in  relation  to  their  battles  with  the 
whites  and  other  tribes  of  Indians,  their  allegiance  with  the  French,  and  all 
interesting  incidents  in  relation  to  their  history.  It  is  proposed  to  make  a 
collection  of  all  their  stone  implements  which  can  now  be  found  and  form 
a  cabinet  of  the  same  for  a  free  exhibition  to  the  public. 

Since  the  first  settlement  upon  this  river  by  the  whites,  a  great  number 
of  Indian  stone  implements  have  been  found,  most  of  which  have  been  de- 
stroyed, lost,  or  carried  out  of  the  State,  while  many  remain  scattered 
in  the  hands  of  individuals,  and  more  or  less,  every  year,  are  found  upon  the 
sites  of  old  Indian  dwelling  places,  and  about  their  burial  grounds  on  the 
banks  of  the  Penobscot,  as  they  have  been  washed  out  by  occasional  fresh- 
ets. All  persons  having  stone  implements  in  their  possession  are  requested 
to  donate  them  to  the  Society,  and  if  they  are  unwilling  to  part  with  them 
are  requested  to  deposit  them  for  a  short  time  with  the  Society,  so  that 
drawings  or  casts  may  be  taken  of  them,  and  then  the  implements  will  be 
safely  returned  to  the  owners. 

The  first  known  settlement  made  by  the  Europeans  in  this  state  was 
made  in  1604  by  the  French  on  an  island  in  the  Saint  Croix  river,  in  the 
present  town  of  Robbinston.  In  1613  a  settlement  was  made  by  the 
French  on  the  island  of  Mount  Desert;  afterwards  at  Castine,  which 
continued  about  a  hundred  years.  Settlements  were  also  made  by  them 
at  Fort  Hill  in  the  town  of  Veazie,  also  at  Eastport,  Machias,  the  Egge- 
moggin  Reach  and  other  places. 

One  of  the  objects  of  the  Society  is  to  collect  all  the  materials  that  can 
be  found  in  relation  to  the  French  settlement  in  the  eastern  part  of  the 
state,  formerly  known  as  the  Province  of  Acadia.  French  implements 
and  other  curious  articles  are  frequently  found  on  the  sites  of  the  old 
French  settlements,  and  it  is  desirable  to  collect  and  keep  all  such  in  the 
cabinet  of  the  Society. 

Two  hostile  fleets  have  ascended  the  Penobscot  river,  one  in  the  time 
of  the  revolution,  and  one  during  the  last  war  with  Great  Britain.  Much 
new  information  and  many  interesting  incidents,  by  careful  search  and 
inquiry,  it  is  believed  may  be  found  in  relation  to  these  expeditions. 


Historical  Address  by  Edward  Mitchell  Blanding        15 

Many  persons  are  now  living  who  have  in  recollection  many  important 
and  interesting  incidents  in  relation  to  the  early  settlements  made  in  this 
part  of  the  State,  much  of  which  will  soon  pass  away  and  be  forgotten,  un- 
less some  efforts  are  made  during  the  Uf e  time  of  these  individuals  to  collect 
and  preserve  such  information. 

There  are  probably  in  existence,  scattered  about  in  the  possession  of 
various  individuals,  many  journals,  diaries,  letters  and  other  documents 
relating  to  the  early  settlement  of  this  river  and  vicinity,  which  by  a  little 
effort  may  now  be  collected  and  preserved  by  the  Society  and  valuable 
for  the  historian. 

All  persons  who  may  feel  an  interest  in  the  objects  of  this  Society,  are 
requested  to  send  to  this  Society  all  such  information  and  materials  as  will 
tend  to  elucidate  the  history  of  the  various  town  settlements. 

It  is  desirable  to  have  the  genealogies  of  the  early  settlers  in  this  part  of 
the  State,  and  it  is  not  difficult  now  to  prepare  them  before  the  descendants 
of  the  early  settlers  become  widely  scattered,  and  while  many  incidents 
are  now  fresh  in  the  recollection  of  many  persons.  The  Society  will  be 
glad  to  receive  all  lists  of  genealogies  that  may  be  sent  them,  will  aid  in 
putting  them  in  proper  shape,  and  will  endeavor  to  make  a  publication  of 
them  at  some  suitable  time. 

The  ecclesiastical  history  of  this  part  of  the  country  is  an  important  pur- 
pose in  the  designs  of  the  Society,  and  if  the  clergymen  in  the  different 
towns  would  take  an  interest  in  the  matter,  it  would  be  easy  to  collect 
much  valuable  information  in  relation  to  the  early  history  of  the  different 
churches,  that  otherwise  in  the  lapse  of  time  would  soon  pass  out  of  re- 
membrance. 

The  Society  would  be  glad  to  receive  valuable  specimens  from  all  the 
departments  of  natural  history,  that  may  be  found  in  this  region,  tending 
to  illustrate  the  material  history  of  the  country,  and  showing  its  resources, 
curiosities,  etc. 

At  the  time  being,  the  Society  will  commence  their  collection  at  the  Cus- 
tom House  building  in  this  city,  and  where  all  persons  are  requested  to 
hand  in  their  articles  and  communications,  or  they  may  hand  them  to  any 
officer  of  the  Society. 

OFFICERS 

Hon.  Elijah  L.  Hamlin  officiated  as  President  of  the  Bangor 
Historical  Society  from  its  organization  in  1864  to  his  death  in 
1872.  Hon.  John  E.  Godfrey  assumed  the  Presidency  in  1873 
and  held  the  same  until  his  decease  in  1884.  Hon.  Hannibal 
Hamlin  was  elected  President  in  1885  and  served  for  six  years 
until  his  death  in  1891.  Hon.  Edward  BowdoinNealleywas 
elevated  to  the  Presidency  in  1893  and  held  the  same  imtil  he 
passed  away  in  1905.  In  1906  Hon.  Henry  Lord  was  chosen  to 
the  Presidency  and  has  held  the  office  down  to  the  present  time. 


16  Bangor  Historical  Society 

Rev.  Charles  Carroll  Everett  was  the  first  Vice  President 
and  held  the  ofl&ce  from  1864  until  1871  when  he  removed  from 
the  city.  Hon.  John  E.  Godfrey  assumed  the  Vice  Presidency 
in  1871  and  held  the  same  until  1873.  Deacon  George  A. 
Thatcher  was  chosen  Vice  President  in  1873  and  held  the 
position  until  1885.  In  1887  Hon.  Edward  B.  Nealley  was 
chosen  Vice  President  and  served  in  this  position  until  1893 
when  he  assumed  the  Presidency.  Hon.  Henry  Lord  was  chosen 
Vice  President  in  1893  and  continued  in  that  position  until 

1906  when  he  assumed  the  Presidency.  Hon.  Benjamin  B. 
Thatcher  was  chosen  Vice  President  in  January  1906,  but  his 
term  of  service  was  brief,  as  he  passed  away  in  June  of  that 
year.    Charles  E.  Bliss  succeeded  to  the  Vice  Presidency  in 

1907  and  continued  in  the  ofl&ce  until  his  decease  a  few  weeks 
since. 

Mr.  Charles  S.  Fellows,  chosen  Secretary  at  the  Historical 
Society's  initial  meeting,  on  April  8,  1864,  removed  from  the 
state  not  long  thereafter  and  has  for  many  years  made  his 
home  at  Minneapolis,  Minn.  Mr.  Fellows  and  Deacon  Duren 
are  the  only  two  of  the  original  incorporators  now  living. 
Deacon  Duren  was  chosen  Secretary  May  3,  1864  and  held  the 
position  down  to  1902  when  he  resigned.  Because  of  impaired 
sight  Mr.  Duren  had  for  a  long  time  the  assistance  of  his  son, 
William  G,  who  was  chosen  Assistant  Recording  Secretary 
in  1895.  On  the  records  of  the  Society  are  spread  elaborate 
resolutions  appreciative  of  Mr.  Duren's  long  and  faithful  career 
as  Recording  Secretary.  Mr.  Duren  was  succeeded  by  Mrs. 
Mary  H.  Curran  in  1902,  and  the  duties  of  the  oflice  were  very 
faithfully  performed  by  her  until  1910  when  she  retired  and 
assumed  the  position  of  Librarian  and  Cabinet  Keeper  made 
vacant  by  the  decease  of  Dr.  Harlow.  Edward  M.  Blanding 
assumed  the  Secretaryship  in  1910  and  has  held  the  position 
down  to  the  present  time. 

Rev.  Samuel  Harris  was  elected  Corresponding  Secretary  in 
1864  and  held  the  position  until  his  removal  from  the  city  in 
1867.  He  was  succeeded  in  that  year  by  Rev.  John  Russell 
Herrick  who  held  the  ofl&ce  until  1873.  Rev.  William  M. 
Barbour  was  the  successor  and  remained  in  that  position  from 
1873  to  1881.    Upon  the  removal  of  Rev.  Mr.  Barbour  from 


Hon.  Hannibal  Hamlin,  Prksident  1885-1891 


Historical  Address  by  Edward  Mitchell  Blanding        17 

Bangor,  Rev.  John  S.  Sewall  was  chosen  and  for  thirty  years, 
from  1881  to  1911,  he  faithfully  discharged  the  duties  of  this 
office.  Upon  the  demise  of  Rev.  Mr.  Sewall,  Rev.  Calvin  M. 
Clark  was  chosen  to  the  place  in  1912  and  still  occupies  the 
position. 

The  Bangor  Historical  Society's  first  Treasurer  was  Hon. 
Isaiah  Stetson  who  was  chosen  to  the  position  in  1864  and 
served  until  his  decease  in  1880.  Dr.  Thomas  Upham  Coe 
was  in  1881  chosen  to  fill  the  vacancy  and  most  faithfully  has 
discharged  the  duties  of  the  office  for  a  third  of  a  century. 

The  Executive  Committee  has  had  as  chairmen  Hon.  John  E. 
Godfrey,  Dr.  James  C.  Weston,  Mr.  Francis  H.  Clergue,  Hon. 
Albert  W.  Paine  and  Dr.  William  C.  Mason,  and  the  names  of 
others  who  have  served  as  members  of  the  Executive  Committee 
include  Dr.  John  Mason,  Dr.  Edward  M.  Field,  Oliver  H.  Ingalls 
Henry  Gale,  Rev.  William  M.  Barbour,  Thomas  U.  Coe,  M.  D., 
Rev.  Benjamin  F.  Teft,  Edward  B.  Nealley,  Henry  N.  Fair- 
banks, Rev.  Amory  Battles,  Augustus  C.  Hamlin,  M.  D., 
Joseph  W.  Porter,  James  W.  Donigan,  George  F.  Godfrey, 
Joseph  F.  Snow,  Manly  Hardy,  Benjamin  B.  Thatcher,  Frank 
H.  Damon,  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  William  P.  Hubbard,  Ed- 
ward M.  Blanding,  Everett  F.  Rich,  William  W.  Fellows, 
Augustus  B.  Farnham  and  J.  Putnam  Walker. 

Deacon  George  A.  Thatcher  was  Librarian  and  Cabinet 
Keeper  from  1867  to  1873.  Dr.  N.  Sparhawk  Harlow  in  1873 
assumed  this  position  and  discharged  its  duties  with  much  zeal 
until  his  death  in  1909.  Mrs.  Mary  H.  Curran  then  assumed 
the  office  and  holds  the  same  at  the  present  time. 

MEMBERSHIP 

The  Bangor  Historical  Society  had  originally  twenty-two 
incorporators  and  at  the  meeting  of  April  8,  1864,  when  the  act 
of  incorporation  was  accepted,  Jacob  McGaw,  Elijah  L.  Hamlin 
and  Joseph  Carr  were  admitted  as  associates,  making  a  mem- 
bership of  twenty-five.  On  May  3,  1864,  when  organization 
was  perfected  by  election  of  officers  and  adoption  of  the  constitu- 
tion and  by-laws,  six  more  were  admitted  to  membership,  among 
the  number  being  Hon.  Hannibal  Hamlin,  Deacon  George  A. 
Thatcher  and  Rev.  Dr.  Enoch  Pond.    In  October  of  that  year 


18  Bangor  Historical  Society 

twenty-eight  more  were  admitted,  included  among  the  number 
being  Manly  Hardy  and  Dr.  Augustus  Choate  Hamlin.  On 
July  28,  1892,  when  according  to  the  records,  Secretary  Duren 
made  returns  to  the  Oneida  Historical  Society  of  Utica,  N.  Y., 
there  were  thirty-eight  resident  members  and  thirty-five  non- 
resident but  former  resident,  and  ten  honorary  members,  and 
up  to  that  time  the  necrological  roll  included  forty  names. 
During  the  fifty  years  the  total  enrollment,  according  to  data 
now  at  hand,  has  been  about  four  hundred,  of  whom  slightly  in 
excess  of  one-half  have  passed  away.  Of  the  one  hundred  and 
ninety-eight  on  the  membership  roll  today  approximately  one 
hundred  and  thirty-six  are  resident  members  and  sixty-two 
non-resident. 

ADDRESSES 

Many  instructive  and  valuable  addresses  have  been  de- 
livered before  the  Society  during  its  eventful  career  and  among 
these  are  the  following:  "The  Locality  and  Settlement  of  the 
Ancient  Penobscot"  by  Hon.  John  E.  Godfrey,  Jan.  21,  1871; 
*'Anselm  de  St.  Castin"  by  John  E.  Godfrey,  Jan.  28,  1873; 
"Ornithology"  by  Harry  Merrill,  May  10,  1881;  "Arnold's 
Expedition  up  the  Kennebec  and  Assault  on  Quebec"  by 
Captain  H.  N.  Fairbanks,  May  10,  1881 ;  "Slate  in  Piscataquis 
County"  by  Adams  H.  Merrill  of  Brownville,  May  10,  1881; 
"Reminiscences  of  Bangor,"  by  Hon.  John  E.  Godfrey,  May 
10,  1881;  "Opportunities  for  Historical  Research  in  Eastern 
Maine,"  by  Hon.  John  Francis  Sprague,  President  of  Piscataquis 
Historical  Society,  March  4,  1912;  "Historic  Norombega," 
by  Edward  M.  Blanding,  March  4,  1912;  and  "Champlain's 
Visit  to  Bangor"  by  Mrs.  Fannie  Hardy  Eckstorm,  March 
18,  1913.  Prof.  Warren  K.  Moorehead,  Department  of 
Archaeology,  Andover,  Mass.,  has  accepted  an  invitation  to 
visit  Bangor  on  the  occasion  of  the  society's  anniversary  and 
will  this  evening  in  the  assembly  hall  of  Bangor  High  School 
give  an  illustrated  address  on  "Archaeological  Researches  in 
Maine."  The  Professor  has  made  exhaustive  researches  in 
our  state  and  his  recent  contribution  under  the  title  of  "The 
Red-paint  People  of  Maine"  in  the  columns  of  the  American 
Anthropologist  is  an  assurance  that  an  evening  of  enjoyment 
and  instruction  is  to  be  anticipated. 


Historical  Address  by  Edward  Mitchell  Blanding         19 

BANGOR'S  EARLY  VALUATION 
Among  the  documents  in  the  archives  of  the  Bangor 
Historical  Society  prior  to  the  fire,  and  presented  during  1864 
by  Cony  Foster,  Esq.,  of  Orono,  was  one  which  showed  the 
state  valuation  of  Bangor  in  1801.  It  was  a  bound  manu- 
script volume  copied  by  Hon.  Martin  Kinsley,  of  Hampden,  a 
member  of  the  Massachusetts  Legislature,  from  the  county  of 
Hancock,  district  of  Maine.  Hancock  then  included  what  is 
now  Penobscot  and  Waldo  counties.  The  volume  contained 
a  full  copy  of  the  state  valuation  of  the  Massachusetts  towns  for 
1793  and  of  the  towns  in  the  County  of  Hancock  for  180L 
Bangor's  valuation  figures  for  1801  included: 

Taxable  Polls 45 

Dwelling  Houses 19 

Shops 4 

Tannery 1 

Bams 9 

Granaries 6 

Acres  of  Tillage 109 

Acres  of  Mowing Ill 

Acres  of  Woodland 115 

Acres  of  Pasturage 33 

Acres  Uncultivable 106 

Horses 3 

Oxen 63 

Cows 63 

Swine 42 

Tons  of  Vessels 214 

Ounces  of  Plate 40 

Hampden  at  that  time  far  outclassed  Bangor  with : 

Polls 200 

Dwelling  Houses 101 

Grist  Mills 2 

Saw  Mill 1 

Tannery 1 

Barns 72 

Tons  of  Vessels 319 

Acres  of  Tillage 294 

Acres  of  Mowing 900 

Acres  of  Pasturage 327 

Horses 62 

Oxen. .' 115 

Cows 274 

Swine 182 


20  Bangor  Historical  Society 

"AN  INTERESTING  RECORD'^ 
Under  this  caption  the  Daily  Whig  &  Courier  of  Dec.  12, 
1864,  said,  "The  Bangor  Historical  Society,  although  still  in 
its  infancy,  has  already  obtained  a  large  collection  of  interesting 
and  important  records,  memoirs,  and  curious  works  of  an- 
tiquity, both  of  nature  and  of  art;  and  contributions  are  so 
rapidly  on  the  increase  that  it  will  soon  become  very  valuable. 
Its  President,  Hon.  E.  L.  Hamlin,  takes  a  great  interest  in 
matters  of  this  kind,  and  has  by  his  personal  explorations  and 
efforts  obtained  numerous  rich  additions  to  its  stores.  The 
collection  of  Indian  stone  implements  of  ancient  times  is 
rapidly  increasing  and  we  think  will  one  day  be  the  largest  and 
best  in  the  country.  Prof.  Agassiz,  when  here  a  few  weeks 
ago,  examined  this  collection  and  pronounced  some  of  the 
implements  the  most  perfect  that  he  had  seen. 

"Among  the  literary  curiosities  in  the  archives  of  this  Society, 
is  an  old  ledger,  presented  by  Dr.  John  Mason — being  the  first 
mercantile  account  book  ever  kept  in  Bangor.  It  is  that  of 
Major  Robert  Treat,  who  traded  in  Bangor  as  early  as  1770, 
and  who  kept  the  first  store  in  the  place.  We  learn  that 
Major  Treat  went  from  Boston  and  was  armorer  at  Fort 
Pownal  (Pownalboro',  now  Dresden,  on  the  Kennebec)  in  1750. 
He  came  to  Bangor  about  1770,  and  established  himself  at  the 
"Red  Bridge,"  about  two  miles  up  the  river,  where  he  built 
a  saw  and  grist  mill  and  opened  a  general  variety  store.  He 
afterwards  purchased  the  "Rose  Place,"  of  Mr.  Rose,  one  of 
the  first  settlers,  and  died  there  in  1824.  He  did  a  heavj^ 
business  for  his  time,  and  was  largely  interested  in  timber 
lands.  His  trade  was  wide,  extending  through  the  surrounding 
country  for  thirty  or  forty  miles  among  the  Indians  and  what 
few  whites  were  then  in  the  region.  There  is  a  pleasant  tra- 
dition among  the  Indians  that  his  system  of  weights  and 
measures  was  peculiar.  For  instance,  that  when  buying  of 
them,  his  hand,  placed  in  the  scale,  weighed  a  pound,  and  his 
foot  two  pounds;  but  there  is  no  reason  to  believe  that  Major 
Treat  was  thus  dishonest  in  his  dealings. 

'The  accounts  kept  in  the  old  ledger  are  many  of  them 
curious.  A  remarkable  feature  is  the  incredible  amount  of 
"rum"  and  "toddy"  which  the  old  fellows  of  that  day  could 


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carry  off  and  pay  for.  Here  is  a  specimen  account  of  one  John 
Thomas,  amounting  to  38;£"  18s.  lOd.  lawful  money,  of  which 
three-fourths  was  for  "rum"  and  "toddies,"  paid  for  with 
shingles,  boards,  barley,  peas,  &c.  There  are  accounts  against 
"Lord,  the  one  eyed  man,"  James  Budge,  who  then  owned 
nearly  all  the  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  Kenduskeag  down 
to  City  Point,  covering  what  was  subsequently  the  "Stetson 
tract" — Stephen  Bussell  who  built  the  first  house — Rev.  Seth 
Noble,  the  first  minister,  (even  in  his  account  "rum"  was 
among  the  necessaries) — Jonathan  Lowder,  Solomon  Hathom, 
Joseph  Pomeroy,  Joshua  Treat,  John  Crosby,  Reuben  and 
Abraham  Tourtelott,  and  many  others  known  in  these  days 
by  tradition." 

FOURTH  OF  JULY  CELEBRATION 
In  1865  was  held  a  Fourth  of  July  celebration  in  which  the 
Bangor  Historical  Society  took  part.  The  Declaration  of 
Independence  was  read  on  that  occasion  by  Hon.  John  E. 
Godfrey,  later  a  president  of  this  Society,  and  the  oration  was 
delivered  by  Hon.  Hannibal  Hamlin  who  succeeded  Judge 
Godfrey  in  the  presidency  of  the  Society.  The  procession  was 
a  notable  one  with  General  Harris  M.  Plaisted  as  chief  marshal 
and  included  Knights  Templar,  Free  Masons,  Sons  of  Temper- 
ance, Odd  Fellows,  Fenian  Brothers,  mounted  truckmen  of 
Bangor,  ship  builders  of  Bangor  and  Brewer,  and  the  Bangor 
Historical  Society.  On  that  occasion,  as  on  this  anniversary, 
a  centenarian  was  the  central  figure  and  William  Hutchings  of 
Penobscot,  the  only  surviving  Revolutionary  soldier  in  New 
England  and  one  of  the  four  in  the  United  States,  figured 
prominently  in  the  festivities. 

FLAG  OF  FORT  KNOX 
The  old  flag  at  Fort  Knox,  which  floated  above  the  walls  of 
that  fortification  from  its  commencement,  was  presented  to  the 
Bangor   Historical   Society   in    1865.    The   following   is   the 
correspondence  on  the  occasion. 

"The  Garrison,  Fort  Knox,  August  18,  1865. 
Sir: 

In  accordance  with  authority  from  Washington,  I  have  the  honor  to 
transmit  herewith  for  presentation  to  the  Bangor  Historical  Society,  the 
original  flag  that  ever  floated  over  its  walls.    It  has  done  its  duty  well— 


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has  served  its  time,  and  is  now  entitled  to  an   honorable   discharge.    Its 
intrinsic  value  is  small,  having  exhausted  itself  in  the  service  of  its  country, 
yet  from  its  association  I  have  no  doubt  it  will  be  received  by  you,  and  de- 
posited in  the  archives  of  your  society  as  a  valuable  relic. 
I  have  the  honor  to  be,  sir, 

Very  respectfully, 

Your  ob't  serv't 

Charles  F.  King. 
Capt.  commanding  Fort  Knox. 
Hon.  E.  L.  Hamlin,  President  of  Bangor  Historical  Society,  Bangor,  Maine. 

Bangor,  August  21,  1865. 
Sir: 

I  would  acknowledge  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  18th  inst.,  in  which  you 
state  that  in  accordance  with  authority  from  Washington,  you  have 
transmitted  to  me  for  presentation  to  the  Bangor  Historical  Society,  the 
original  Storm  Flag  of  Fort  Knox.  The  Flag  has  also  been  received  and 
duly  presented,  and  I  am  directed  by  the  Society  to  present  to  you  their 
warmest  thanks  for  this  valuable  donation. 

Nothing  touches  the  great  heart  of  the  Nation  with  such  an  electric 
shock  as  any  indignity  offered  to  its  flag,  the  symbol  of  its  nationahty. 
When  our  flag  was  struck  down  by  rebels  at  Fort  Sumter,  the  whole 
nation  spnmg  to  arms,  and  with  terrible  energy,  halted  not,  in  its  victorious 
march,  until  the  flag  was  replaced  with  all  suitable  honors,  and  the  last 
rebel  had  laid  down  his  arms.  The  associations  of  the  flag  with  the  memory 
of  General  Knox,  the  bravest  of  the  brave  in  the  revolutionary  army,  are 
very  gratifying,  and  reminds  us  that  his  last  resting  place  is  in  our  midst, 
not  far  distant  from  the  fort  bearing  his  name,  and  within  sound  of  its 
cannon,  whose  music,  when  aUve,  he  loved  so  well. 

During  the  past  four  years  we  have  witnessed  great  events,  and  the 
crowning  victories  of  Liberty,  under  the  stars  and  stripes,  will  stand 
emblazoned  upon  the  historic  page  of  all  time,  descending  as  a  precious 
inheritance  to  the  latest  generations  of  our  own  people,  and  affecting 
more  or  less  the  destinies  of  other  nations. 

We  look  upon  Fort  Knox  as  the  Gibraltar  of  Maine,  and  it  will  always 
be  a  proud  satisfaction  to  us  to  know,  that  we  have  in  our  possession  the 
"Old  Glory"  which  first  floated  over  its  impregnable  bastions,  and  should 
the  time  ever  arrive  when  it  may  become  necessary  for  a  loyal  people  to 
"rally  round  the  flag,"  we  have  the  fullest  confidence  that  if  the  old  Storm 
Flag  of  Fort  Knox  should  again  float  to  "the  battle  and  the  breeze,"there 
would  be  found  under  its  folds,  a  people  fully  as  loyal  and  patriotic  as  is 
now  found  dwelling  in  the  valley  of  the  Penobscot. 
Very  respectfully, 

Your  ob't  serv't, 

E.  L.  Hamhn, 
Pres.  Bangor  Historical  Society. 

Capt.  Charles  F.  King,  commanding  Fort  Knox. 


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BANGOR'S  CENTENNIAL 

On  September  30th,  1869,  was  held  Bangor's  centennial 
celebration,  and  it  was  indeed  a  notable  occasion.  Hon. 
Elijah  L.  Hamlin,  president  of  the  Bangor  Historical  Society, 
was  chairman  of  the  committee  on  invitations  and  the  form  of 
invitation  included  two  pictures  inclosed  in  a  circle,  the  upper 
one  illustrative  of  Kenduskeag  plantation  in  1769  and  with  the 
Bangor  of  1869  below.  The  orator  of  the  day  was  Hon.  John 
E.  Godfrey,  chairman  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  Bangor 
Historical  Society.  There  was  a  big  procession  with  Gen. 
Charles  W.  Roberts  as  chief  marshal,  and  on  his  staff  was  Col. 
Augustus  B.  Farnham.  The  centennial  dinner  was  held  in 
historic  Norombega  Hall  which  was  tastefully  decorated  for 
the  occasion.  His  Honor  Mayor  Thurston  presided  and  of  the 
fourteen  vice  presidents  Hon.  J.  W.  Palmer  alone  remains. 

Hon.  Elijah  L.  Hamlin,  President  of  the  Bangor  Historical 
Society,  was  called  upon  and  spoke  in  part  as  follows : 

"The  Bangor  Historical  Society  has  in  its  possession  many  interesting 
articles  in  relation  to  the  history  of  this  locality.  This  was  a  famous 
camping  ground  for  the  Indians,  long  before  its  settlement  by  the  whites. 
Here  about  the  falls  of  the  Penobscot  the  Indians  had  their  homes  from 
whence  in  the  summer  time  they  went  to  the  seaboard  after  seal  and  por- 
poise and  in  the  winter  time  to  the  upper  forests  above  the  falls  in  pursuit 
of  moose,  deer,  bear,  etc.  Here  was  their  great  fishing  grovmd  where  fish 
were  found  at  all  times  and  very  abundant  in  the  spring. 

"Here  have  been  found  a  large  number  of  the  stone  implements  used  by 
the  Indians,  such  as  axes,  gouges,  knives,  spear  and  arrow  heads  and  stones 
fashioned  for  ornaments.  Also  iron  axes  and  tomahawks  of  French  manu- 
facture, copper  and  brass  kettles,  bronze  spoons  and  knives  and  many 
other  articles  of  foreign  make  and  probably  brought  here  soon  after  the 
discovery  of  this  continent.  The  society  has  several  hundred  of  these 
articles  made  of  jasper,  hornstone  and  quartz,  showing  much  skill  in  their 
manufacture.  The  jasper  came  probably  from  the  upper  Seboois  and  the 
hornstone  from  the  head  waters  of  the  Kennebec. 

(The  president  exhibited  a  large  basketful  of  these  implements  of  stone, 
iron,  brass  and  copper.) 

"But  the  most  curious  things  in  the  possession  of  the  society  are  some  of 
the  bones  of  an  extinct  species  of  the  whale,  found  about  forty  feet  beneath 
the  surface  in  making  excavations  a  few  years  since  near  the  Maine  Central 
station  in  this  city.  (President  Hamhn  exhibited  here  some  of  the  bones.) 
They  are  the  bones  of  the  first  known  earliest  settler  in  this  place. 
How  long  ago  he  settled  here  we  can  only  guess;  perhaps  before  the  flood, 
a  regular  antediluvian.    He  settled  here  before  Damascus  or  Jerusalem 


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was  built  or  Rome  was  founded.  He  may  therefore  well  boast  of  the 
greatest  antiquity  in  our  early  settlement.  Portland,  Boston,  New  York 
can  only  show  some  clam  shells  and  the  foundation  of  those  cities  rest 
inglorious  upon  mere  banks  of  bivalves. 

"When  the  ancient  Grecians  or  Romans  began  to  lay  the  foundations 
of  their  cities,  if  anything  remarkable  was  discovered  in  making  excavations, 
it  was  noticed  and  considered  as  an  omen  favorable  or  unfavorable  as  to  the 
future  of  their  cities.  Suppose  we  take  the  same  view  of  things,  are  we  not 
fortunate  in  building  our  city  upon  the  back  of  a  whale,  the  largest  animal 
that  lives?  This  augers  well  for  the  size  of  our  city,  and  indicates  that  at 
no  remote  period  Bangor  may,  in  comparison  with  other  cities,  be  as  much 
larger  than  other  cities  as  a  whale  is  larger  than  other  created  beings. 
Then  again  the  whale  sheds  more  light  in  the  world  than  all  other  ani- 
mals put  together.  Even  the  hog,  the  next  luminous  animal  in  line, 
cannot  hold  a  candle  to  him.  This  foreshadows  the  future  when  our  city 
will  become  a  great  light  in  the  world  and  diffuse  its  brightness  over  a 
large  space.  The  whale  spouts  and  blows,  and  young  America  in  Bangor 
may  safely  challenge  any  other  place  for  exploits  in  this  hne. 

"We  may  therefore  be  proud  of  our  whale  and  adopt  him  as  the  tutelar 
genie  of  our  city.  If  Massachusetts  suspends  the  image  of  a  codfish  in  her 
hall  of  representatives  as  emblematic  of  the  old  Bay  State,  why  should  we 
not  emblazon  our  city  escutcheon  with  the  photograph  of  the  whale?  If  it  be 
complimentary  to  say  of  a  man  he  is  a  whale  of  a  man,  why  should  we 
not  strive  to  make  Bangor  a  whale  of  a  city?  Most  communities  have 
some  sign  or  emblem  of  their  individuality.  Some  take  the  Hon,  some  the 
leopard,  some  the  bear,  some  the  eagle, — all  ferocious  and  fighting  animals 
representing  the  worst  qualities  of  our  nature — on  the  other  hand  the 
whale  is  a  useful  creature  and  loves  peace.  He  is  a  supporting  and  em- 
bracing stay  for  the  fair  sex,  and  furnishes  a  safe  and  sure  hght  in  the 
absence  of  the  sun.  The  whale  is  surely  a  very  respectable  fish,  and  he 
probably  well  knew  that  there  would  be  in  time  erected  over  his  remains  a 
great  city.  All  honor  then  to  the  great  whale,  let  us  follow  along  in  his 
wake  and  endeavor  to  imitate  liis  strength,  his  bigness,  his  capacity  to  shed 
light  in  darkness,  and  to  be  seen  and  known  over  all  portions  of  the  globe." 

REVOLUTIONARY  CANNON 
The  Bangor  Historical  Society  authorized  the  librarian  in 
1895  to  have  the  historic  cannon  on  the  old  postoffice  approach 
newly  painted  and  re-lettered.  This  interesting  reminder  of 
Revolutionary  days  was  rescued  from  the  waters  of  the  Penob- 
scot by  Thomas  F.  Allen  about  a  hundred  years  from  the  date 
when  Commodore  Salstonstall's  ill-starred  fleet  was  sunk  in  Ban- 
gor Harbor  in  1779.  The  gun,  a  fifteen  pounder,  was  purchased 
from  Mr.  Allen  by  Dr.  Edward  M.  Field,  a  charter  member 
of  the  Bangor  Historical  Society,  and  painted  and  also  lettered. 


Hon.  Edward  Bowdoin  Nealley,  President  1893-1905 


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Custom  house  and  postofiice  officials,  as  well  as  others,  con- 
tributed to  the  expense  of  mounting  the  gun.  Two  similar 
guns,  but  not  mounted,  are  owned  by  Dr.  Thomas  Upham  Coe, 
the  Society's  treasurer,  having  been  recovered  from  the  Penob- 
scot river  near  a  wharf  owned  by  the  doctor,  and  these  are  now 
located  in  the  handsome  grounds  adjoining  his  Court  Street 
residence. 

The  city  of  Bangor  owned  another  Revolutionary  cannon, 
the  city  records  showing  that  September  1,  1885,  ''ordered  that 
the  mayor  be  directed  to  return  the  thanks  of  the  city  to 
Captain  James  Fennell  of  Dredger  Bathfield  for  the  cannon 
presented  to  the  city,  and  that  the  same  be  suitably  mounted 
and  placed  in  the  grounds  near  city  hall."  In  accordance  with 
the  above  instructions  the  cannon  which  was  much  smaller 
than  the  others  was  mounted  and  placed  in  the  middle  of  the 
grassy  plot  between  the  old  city  hall  and  Hammond  street. 
The  site  of  this  cannon  is  now  covered  by  the  new  city  hall  and 
the  question  now  arises,  what  has  become  of  this  interesting 
souvenir  of  former  days?  Inquiries  made  of  city  officials  have 
thus  far  failed  to  disclose  the  present  whereabouts  of  this  cannon. 
Bangor  owns,  however,  a  handsome  Spanish  cannon  presented 
the  city  by  Congressman  Boutelle  in  1898  and  it  was  mounted 
in  the  postoffice  approach  during  the  administration  of  Mayor 
Chapin. 

DOOLITTLE  ENGRAVINGS 

Prominent  among  the  early  treasures  of  the  Bangor  His- 
torical Society  were  four  Doolittle  engravings  illustrating 
points  in  the  battles  of  Lexington  and  Concord.  These  pictures 
represented  "The  Battle  of  Lexington,''  "View  in  Concord 
Town,"  "Engagement  at  North  Bridge  in  Concord,"  and  "View 
of  the  South  Part  of  Lexington."  These  engravings  were 
exceedingly  rare,  and  many  inquiries  have  been  made  re- 
garding them.  Charles  E.  Goodspeed,  Boston's  celebrated 
authority  on  matters  antiquarian,  says  their  value  today  would 
be  wellnigh  priceless  but  more  than  a  third  of  a  century  ago 
two  of  these  engravings  were  lost  to  the  Society  through  theft 
and  the  other  two  were  destroyed  in  the  fire  which  wiped  out 
practically  all  the  treasures  then  in  our  possession.  In  1903 
the  Society  loaned  to  Charles  E.  Goodspeed  of  Boston  the  two 


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remaining  engravings  from  which  he  had  copies  made  and  the 
Society  was  remembered  with  the  same.  In  1907  Burrows 
Brothers  Publishing  Company  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  asked  for  a 
loan  of  the  Doolittle  engraving  of  the  Battle  of  Lexington,  and 
this  plate  was  carefully  packed,  insured  for  $300  and  forwarded 
as  desired.  In  due  time  the  original  was  returned,  accom- 
panied by  copies  of  the  new  plate  for  the  officers  of  the  Society. 
Within  a  few  months  Mr.  Charles  William  Burrows  has  for- 
warded another  copy  suitably  framed  and  likewise  made  other 
valuable  donations  to  the  Society's  treasures. 

PRAISEWORTHY  ENDEAVORS 
On  July  12,  1864,  the  Executive  Committee  consisting  of 
J.  E.  Godfrey,  John  Mason  and  J.  C.  Weston  made  announce- 
ment in  the  daily  press  that  notices  of  the  brave  and  gallant  acts 
of  Hving  commissioned  officers,  soldiers  and  sailors,  which  may 
be  deemed  worthy  of  preservation,  will  be  gladly  received  by 
the  Bangor  Historical  Society.  In  1884,  Hon.  Albert  W. 
Paine,  Professor  John  S.  Sewall  and  Captain  Henry  N.  Fair- 
banks were  appointed  a  committee  on  the  part  of  the  Bangor 
Historical  Society  to  confer  with  the  city  government  and 
Board  of  Trade  about  the  observance  of  the  fiftieth  anniver- 
sary of  the  adoption  of  the  charter  of  the  city  of  Bangor.  In 
1884  the  Bangor  Historical  Society  received  an  invitation  from 
the  Buffalo  Historical  Society  to  participate  in  the  ceremonies 
and  commemorative  exercises  held  in  connection  with  the 
Indian  orator  and  statesman.  Red  Jacket. 

In  1885,  on  motion  of  Captain  Henry  N.  Fairbanks,  the 
Bangor  Historical  Society  urged  upon  the  Maine  Legislature 
the  appropriation  of  funds  for  the  preservation  and  restoration 
of  the  Aroostook  block  houses.  In  1887,  the  Historical  Society 
voted  to  send  bound  copies  of  the  first  volume  of  the  Bangor 
Historical  Magazine  to  such  historical  societies  as  had  forward- 
ed documents  to  this  Society.  In  1884,  General  Charles 
Hamlin  presented  the  Bangor  Historical  Society  with  a  seal 
and  press  but  the  same  were  destroyed  in  the  conflagration. 
In  1895  Mrs.  Mary  H,  Curran  procured  from  the  Maine 
Historical  Society  a  manuscript  document  of  the  History  of 
Bangor  by  Jacob  McGaw,  Esq.,  which  she  had  copied  and 
presented  to  the  Bangor  Historical  Society. 


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In  1901  Herbert  G.  Flanders  of  East  Hampden  addressed 
the  Bangor  Historical  Society  regarding  an  early  settlement  in 
Bangor  on  the  heights  above  Mount  Hope.  Explorations  he 
had  made  there  revealed  evidences  of  a  fort  also  weapons, 
tools  and  family  utensils.  He  quoted  from  the  histories  of 
WiUiamson,  Abbott,  Hutchins  and  Godfrey  confirming  the 
supposition  of  such  an  early  settlement.  It  was  voted  that  a 
field  day  be  appointed  on  which  the  members  of  the  society 
should  visit  the  spot. 

Mrs.  Fannie  Hardy  Eckstorm  in  an  illuminating  address 
before  the  society  in  1913  on  "Champlain's  Visit  to  Bangor'' 
advanced  the  interesting  suggestion  that  the  meeting  place  in 
the  vicinity  of  the  Penobscot  Exchange,  where  in  1604  Cham- 
plain  met  Bashaba,  the  Indian  chief,  be  commemorated  with 
a  tablet. 

Through  the  efforts  of  a  committee  of  the  Bangor  Historical 
Society  comprising  Dr.  William  C.  Mason,  Gen.  Augustus  B. 
Farnham  and  Edward  M.  Blanding,  the  bound  files  of  the 
Whig  and  Courier  from  1836  to  the  time  when  it  was  merged 
into  the  Daily  News  have  within  a  few  weeks  been  removed 
from  City  Hall  and  placed  in  fire-proof  quarters  in  the  Bangor 
Public  Library. 

RESOLUTIONS  OF  APPRECIATION 
In  1902  upon  the  retirement  of  Deacon  Elnathan  Freeman 
Duren  as  secretary  Professor  W.  E.  Walz  of  the  University 
of  Maine  Law  School  and  General  Augustus  B.  Farnham  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  frame  suitable  resolutions  and  their 
report  presented  by  Dean  Walz  and  seconded  by  Professor 
John  S.  Sewall  was  unanimously  adopted.  The  resolutions 
are  appended  below. 

Whereas,  Mr.  E.  Freeman  Duren,  one  of  the  original  charter  members 
of  the  Bangor  Historical  Society  and  with  two  exceptions  the  only  one  of 
that  number  still  among  us,  has  been  the  society's  recording  secretary  from 
the  first  year  of  its  existence  in  1864  until  the  present  year  of  our  Lord, 
1902, 

Whereas,  during  these  38  years  he  has  kept  a  full  and  accurate  record  of 
its  proceedings,  a  detailed  account  of  the  lives  of  those  of  its  members  that 
have  gone  to  their  long  home,  and  has  transacted  all  the  routine  business 
with  unfaltering  zeal  and  never  wearied  patience, 

Whereas,  he  has  contributed  many  books,  pamphlets  and  papers  of  great 
present  and  still  greater  prospective  value  to  the  society's  library, 

Whereaa,  he  has  also  personally  done  much  work  of  historical  value  in 


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preserving  accounts  of  past  and  contemporary  events  in  collecting  statistics 
of  importance,  and  in  preserving  existing  records  for  future  generations, 
notably  so  with  his  "History  of  Penobscot  County"  published  in  the  History 
of  New  England  (Crocker  &  Co.  of  Boston,  1880)  and  in  connection  with 
his  "Bibliography  of  Penobscot  County"  (Wilhams,  Chase  &  Co.,  Cleve- 
land, O.,  1882)  not  to  mention  the  valuable  material  he  contributed  to  J. 
Williamson's  "Bibliography  of  Maine"  and  articles  of  historic  interest 
pubhshed  by  various  New  England  papers  besides  much  other  material 
collected,  classified  and  filed  away  for  the  use  of  local  historians  and 
accessible  at  all  times  to  members  of  the  society,  and 

Whereas,  Mr,  E.  Freeman  Duren  now  tenders  his  resignation  as  recording 
secretary,  finally  and  irrevocably,  therefore 

Resolved  that  the  society  regretfully  accepts  the  same  and  takes  this 
occasion  of  expressing  its  heartfelt  thanks  to  the  retiring  recording  secretary 
for  the  faithful  services  rendered  by  him,  services  unparallelled  when  we 
look  to  the  history  of  other  societies,  historical  or  otherwise. 

Resolved,  that  we  greatly  appreciate  the  care,  accuracy  and  painstaking 
fidehty  with  which  he  has  discharged  every  duty  he  could  possibly  conceive 
as  incumbent  on  a  recording  secretary,  as  well  as  the  readiness  with  which 
he  has  fairly  sought  for  opportunities  of  promoting  and  enlarging  the  scope 
and  influence  of  the  society's  work. 

Resolved,  that  we  heartily  thank  him  for  the  contributions  of  books  and 
other  well  deserved  material  he  has  made  to  the  society's  records. 

Resolved,  that  we  rejoice  in  the  independent  contributions  made  by  him 
to  the  great  historical  literature  that  is  springing  up  around  the  early  be- 
ginnings of  New  England  life  and  which  on  their  part  will  aid  in  preventing 
darkness  from  settling  on  a  past  that  should  not  be  lightly  forgotten  whether 
viewed  as  mere  history  or  as  history  teaching  by  example. 

Resolved,  also  that  we  take  this  occasion  of  thanking  Mr.  WiUiam  G. 
Duren,  the  faithful  son,  and  Miss  Mary  F.  Duren,  the  loyal  and  devoted 
granddaughter  of  our  retiring  recording  secretary,  for  the  services  they 
have  rendered  the  society  in  being  eyes  and  hands  to  their  father  and 
grandfather  in  all  the  work  he  has  accomphshed. 

Resolved,  finally  that  we  wish  our  retiring  secretary  a  long  fife  and  many 
years  yet  to  come  in  which  he  may  continue  to  serve  his  God  and  his  coun- 
try as  he  has  done  in  the  past. 

LIBRARY  AND  MUSEUM 

In  1890  according  to  the  official  records  the  librarian  reported 
a  beginning  had  been  made  in  arranging  and  cataloguing  the 
collection  of  the  Bangor  Historical  Society.  On  July  20,  1892, 
Secretary  Duren  reported  bound  volumes  100;  pamphlets  600; 
curios  and  relics  800. 

In  1897  President  Nealley  presented  two  catalogues  or  books 
of  index  to  the  valuable  books,  papers  and  curiosities  be- 
longing to  the  society,  compiled  with  great  neatness  and  care 
by  Mrs.  Mary  H.  Curran,  for  many  years  librarian  of  the  public 
library,  and  on  motion  of  Dr.  Coe  it  was  voted  that  the  thanks 
of  the  society  be  presented  to  Mrs.  Curran  in  appreciation  of 
her  kindness  and  care  in  cataloguing  its  property. 

N.  Sparhawk  Harlow,  the  librarian,  in  his  report  in  1906 


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says  "In  books,  newspapers,  manuscripts  and  written  records 
the  library  catalogue  carefully  kept  by  Mrs.  Curran  shows 
4300  entries,  while  our  museum  is  rapidly  growing  in  historical 
value  and  will  be  entirely  worthy  of  a  conspicuous  position  in 
that  new  public  library  building  which  at  times  seems  near  and 
yet  is  still  so  far  from  reahzation." 

In  the  conflagration  of  1911  practically  all  the  treasures  of  the 
Bangor  Historical  Society  were  destroyed  and  likewise  the 
catalogues  so  carefully  compiled  by  Mrs.  Curran.  Many  of 
these  treasures  were  priceless  and  the  loss  is  irreparable.  Among 
the  archives  is  a  graphic  report  from  Walter  B.  Smith  who  at 
the  request  of  Captain  H.  N.  Fairbanks  of  the  Bangor  His- 
torical Society's  executive  committee  made  an  exhaustive 
search  for  Indian  relics  in  the  ruins  of  the  library  building. 

To  endeavor  to  enumerate  in  detail  w^hat  was  lost  is  no  light 
task  but  the  accompanying  list  of  givers  and  donations  com- 
piled from  such  sources  of  information  as  have  been  available 
will  be  found  reliable  and  fairly  complete: 

1864 

Alvin  Haynes,  Esq.,  of  Mattawamkeag — A  stone  chisel  and  Indian 
carved  stone,  taken  from  an  Indian  burial  place  in  Mattamiscontis. 

J.  R.  Soper  of  Orland — A  curious  Indian  carved  stone,  found  in  Orland. 

Lucius  M.  Perkins  of  Brooksville — A  very  perfect  Indian  stone  arrow 
head,  found  upon  the  farm  of  A.  G.  Perkins,  in  Brooksville. 

John  H.  Lynde  of  Bangor — An  Indian  stone  axe  found  at  Old  town. 

J.  R.  Macomber  of  Bangor — Two  Indian  stone  chisels,  found  on  his  farm 
at  the  head  of  Lime  street. 

Capt.  Robert  Parker  of  Bangor — A  very  perfect  Indian  stone  gouge, 
found  at  the  Rose  place. 

Joseph  Williamson,  Esq.,  of  Belfast — A  photograph  of  a  Latin  inscription 
on  a  copper  plate  recently  found  at  Castine,  said  plate  being  used  at  the 
dedication  of  a  Catholic  chapel  in  1648. 

Mrs.  Joseph  Carr  of  Bangor — A  copy  of  Whipple's,  "A  Geographical 
View  of  the  District  of  Maine,  including  History  of  Acadia,"  published 
at  Bangor  in  1816. 

S.  W.  McMahon,  Esq.,  of  Eddington — Several  Indian  stone  chisels, 
gouges,  arrow  heads,  spear  heads  and  axes. 

A.  H.  Briggs,  Esq.,  of  Bangor — A  file  of  the  Federal  Orrery  for  the  years 
1795  and  1796,  published  in  Boston. 

Charles  Sawtelle  of  Bangor — Two  Indian  stone  axes;  one  very  small 
and  probably  used  as  an  ornament. 

George  F.  Dillingham  of  Old  Town — Two  very  fine  Indian  pendants, 
found  at  Old  Town. 


30        Bangor  Historical  Society 

John  L.  Locke,  of  Belfast,  Me. — History  of  the  Phoenix  Lodge 
at  Belfast,  published  by  J.  L.  Locke,  Esq.,  1863. 

Dr.  A.  C.  Hamlin  of  Bangor  (deposited  with  the  Society  and  to  be  re- 
turned when  requested) — The  fossil  remains  of  a  marine  animal  found  in 
making  excavations  near  the  railroad  depot  in  Bangor;  an  iron  cannon, 
taken  from  the  bed  of  the  Penobscot  River,  near  the  mouth  of  the  Ken- 
duskeag,  and  supposed  to  have  belonged  to  the  naval  expedition  of  1779; 
History  of  New  France,  including  the  history  of  Acadia,  with  maps,  in 
German,  published  at  Leipsic,  1756;  a  manuscript  volume  of  the  records 
of  the  Spanish  Government  of  Florida,  1784;  a  Rebel  cavalry  sword,  taken 
from  a  battlefield  in  Virginia;  a  plaster  cast  of  the  supposed  Scandinavian 
inscriptions  on  a  rock  at  the  island  of  Monhegan. 

J.  B.  Hill — A  broad  sheet,  "An  address  upon  the  effects  of  ardent  spirits, 
dehvered  at  Lyme,  New  Hampshire,  Jan.  8,  1827,  by  Jonathan  Kittredge, 
Esq.,  New  Ipswich,  N.  H. — printed  by  S.  Wilder,  and  for  sale  at  his  office." 
(Kittredge  was  a  pioneer  in  the  temperance  movement,  and  this  the  earliest 
document  issued).  A  number  of  the  Cherokee  Phoenix,  a  newspaper  pub- 
Ushed  at  New  Echota,  Georgia,  Oct.  8,  1828,  containing  samples  of  the 
Cherokee  language  and  type;  Remarks  on  the  two  last  reports  of  the 
Land  Agent,  dated  Bangor,  Jan.  30,  1828;  a  scarce  and  rare  pamphlet, 
said  to  be  written  by  our  former  fellow  citizen,  Gorham  Parks;  Hill's 
almanacfor  1851,  published  at  Fayetteville,  Tennessee;  Rev.  Mr.  Hedge's 
Fourth  of  July  oration,  1838;  Report  of  the  Commissioners  on  the  purchase 
of  lands  of  Massachusetts,  1853;  Address  before  the  Anti-Masonic  state 
convention,  July  4,  1832,  by  Rev.  Moses  Thacher;  a  Ust  of  the  bankrupts 
in  Maine,  pubhshed  in  1843;  original  Articles  of  Association  of  the  North 
American  Lumber  Company,  engrossed  on  fifteen  sheets  of  parchment; 
Maine  Register,  1834;  The  Bangor  Journal  of  Literature,  Science,  Morals 
and  Religion,  edited  by  the  Rev.  Thomas  Curtis,  commencing  June  1, 
1837;  United  States  Bank,  a  congressional  report,  1834;  Penobscot 
Journal,  Vol.  1, 1832;  Report  of  the  commissioners  J.  B.  Hill,  Joseph  Baker, 
and  James  Bell,  to  revise  the  public  statutes  of  Maine;  Coffin's  Map  of  the 
Public  Lands  of  Maine  and  Massachusetts,  1835;  the  Bengal  Hurkaru, 
September  22,  1856 — Calcutta;  Statistical  View  of  the  district  of  Maine 
by  Moses  Greenleaf,  1816;  Bangor  Times,  March  31,  1857,  containing  a 
table  of  the  opening  and  closing  of  Penobscot  River,  from  1800  to  1850; 
a  map  of  the  Lower  Stillwater  Mill  Company's  Mills  and  Lands  in  Orono, 
published  in  1835;  a  map  of  the  North  American  Lumber  Company's 
Mills  and  Lands  in  Orono,  published  in  1835;  British  Admiralty  chart  of 
the  English  Channel,  published  in  1822;  a  brief  account  in  manuscript  of 
the  life  of  the  late  Maj.  Gen.  Isaac  Hodsdon. 

Dr.  John  Mason  of  Bangor — One  iron  arrowhead,  probably  of  French 
manufacture;  two  large  Indian  stone  axes,  one  of  them  extra  large  size, 
and  in  fine  state  of  preservation;  one  stone  dirk;  two  round  stones;  one 
large  stone  gouge;  one  stone  arrow  head,  very  perfect;  one  heart-shaped 
stone. 


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Mrs.  Silas  C.  Ridley  of  Glenbum — A  very  fine  stone  arrow  head,  found 
in  Wayne,  Kennebec  County. 

Charles  E.  Lyon — Seven  quarterly  numbers  of  the  American  Review 
for  1811  and  1812;  one  volume  of  pamphlets  from  1832  to  1837,  containing 
several  important  Bangor  documents,  with  long  Hsts  of  Bangor  names. 

Ebenezer  Webster,  of  Orono — One  stone  axe  and  one  stone  gouge. 

Isaac  Foster,  Esq.,  of  Argyle — Three  Indian  carved  stones,  pendant- 
shaped,  with  a  groove  about  the  small  end  of  each — the  present  Indians 
have  no  traditions  or  knowledge  of  the  use  of  these  pendant-shaped  stones — 
they  are  of  various  sizes,  from  two  inches  to  ten  inches  in  circumference; 
one  fine  stone  chisel,  the  handle  end  cut  to  a  shoulder  to  fit  the  handle; 
one  large  stone  chisel;  two  small  do;  one  stone  chisel,  the  cutting  end 
about  three  inches  wide — all  found  on  and  about  the  islands  above  Old- 
town. 

Capt.  Anderson  Parker,  of  Bangor — An  original  commission  under  the 
seal  and  signature  of  Major  Gen.  Gerrard  Josselin,  Oct.  31,  1814,  to  the 
selectmen  of  Long  Island,  to  administer  the  oath  of  allegiance,  or  neutrality, 
to  all  the  male  inhabitants  above  the  age  of  sixteen  years  on  said  island; 
an  original  list  of  the  signatures  of  sixty-eight  persons,  who  took  and  sub- 
scribed the  oath  of  neutrality;  an  original  circular  signed  by  Major  Gen. 
Gerrard  Gosselin  at  Castine,  Nov.  1,  1814;  an  original  permit  to  the  in- 
habitants of  Long  Island  to  import  provisions  from  the  west  side  of  the 
river,  dated  September  6,  1814;  also  an  injunction  upon  the  removal  of 
effects  from  Long  Island  to  the  west  side  of  the  Penobscot  River;  No.  1  of 
the  Bangor  Weekly  Register,  published  at  Bangor  in  1816. 

William  Boyd  of  Bangor — Vol.  1  and  2,  Bangor  Register,  printed  at 
Bangor,  1816, 1817. 

Rev.  Dr.  Harris  of  Bangor — Memorial  of  the  Centennial  anniversary 
of  the  settlers  of  Machias,  pubUshed  at  Machias,  March  1863. 

Dr.  John  Mason  of  Bangor — The  original  commission  as  Sergeant  of  the 
late  Col.  William  Webber  of  Castine,  in  Col.  Henry  Sherman's  Regiment, 
dated  at  Providence,  July  17,  1777;  an  original  sea  letter,  in  EngUsh, 
French,  Spanish  and  Dutch  language,  of  the  schooner  United  States  of 
Castine,  dated  January  4,  1808,  with  the  original  signatures  of  Thomas 
Jefferson,  President,  and  James  Madison,  Secretary  of  State;  three 
original  letters  of  Colonel  Gabriel  Johonot,  who  died  at  Hampden — an 
officer  in  the  Revolutionary  War;  the  original  deed  of  EUzabeth  Bowdoin, 
widow  of  Governor  Bowdoin,  to  her  son,  James  Bowdoin,  and  her  daughter 
Ehzabeth,  Lady  Temple,  wife  of  Sir  John  Temple,  Baronet,  of  large  tracts 
of  land  in  the  counties  of  Hancock  and  Lincoln,  dated  Apr.  10, 1793;  several 
original  documents,  dated  Fort  Pownal,  1769,  and  Magabagaduce,  1785; 
an  original  proclamation  made  by  Gen.  Sir  John  C.  Sherbrooke,  and 
Admiral  Edward  Griffith,  Sept.  5,  1814,  in  relation  to  the  British  possession 
of  the  eastern  part  of  Maine. 

William  Douglass,  of  Greenbush,  by  the  hands  of  William  H.  McCrillis, 
Esq., — One  Indian  stone  implement,  used  for  the  purpose  of  dressing 
skins  of  moose,  deer,  and  other  animals.    It  is  22  inches  in  length,  2  inches 


32  Bangor  Historical  Society 

wide,  and  1^  inches  thick.  Two  of  the  sides  are  rough  and  the  other  two 
are  smooth.  It  is  a  curious  implement  and  has  evidently  seen  much  hard 
service;  it  was  found  in  Greenbush,  upon  the  site  of  an  Indian  camping 
ground. 

Henry  A.  Head,  Esq.,  of  Bangor — A  very  fine  Indian  stone  knife,  found 
near  the  Penobscot  River. 

Joseph  Forbes  of  Bangor — A  curiously  ornamented  rebel  cap,  captured 
in  Florida. 

Henry  Bryant  of  Bangor — Three  bank  bills  of  the  Castine  bank,  1818, 
Otis  Little,  President. 

Dr.  John  Mason  of  Bangor — A  book  of  164  pages,  printed  in  the  Indian 
language.  The  date  of  the  book  is  torn  out,  but  is  supposed  to  be  printed 
about  the  time  of  EKot's  Indian  Bible;  first  volume  of  the  Independent 
Courier,  a  newspaper  printed  at  Ellsworth,  1827;  the  original  application  of 
Nathan  Haskell,  of  Deer  Isle,  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  for  a  pension  ac- 
companied by  his  original  journal,  kept  at  West  Point,  from  July  6,  1779 
to  April  10,  1780,  together  with  other  original  papers;  a  printed  proclama- 
tion, by  the  same  person,  Sept.  24,  1814,  dated  at  Halifax;  copy  of  the 
grant  of  half  of  the  island  of  Mount  Desert,  by  the  legislature  of  Massachu- 
setts, in  1785,  to  Monsieur  and  Madam  DeGregoire;  a  copy  of  the  par- 
tition made  by  Stephen  Jones  of  Machias,  Nathan  Jones  of  Goldsboro', 
and  Thomas  Richardson,  of  Mount  Desert,  in  1788,  of  the  Island  of  Mount 
Desert,  between  Bernard  and  De  Gregoire.  Also  copies  of  several  other 
documents  in  relation  to  the  title  of  Bernard  and  De  Gregoire  to  the  Island 
of  Mount  Desert. 

Thomas  A.  Taylor,  Esq.,  of  Bangor — A  broken  Indian  stone  spear  head, 
found  on  the  shore  of  Pushaw  Pond;  also,  a  file  of  the  Independent 
Chronicle  and  Anniversary  Advertiser,  published  at  Boston,  1788;  a  chart 
of  the  Penobscot  River,  from  Bagaduce  to  Condeskeag  River,  made  by  an 
English  officer  in  1779. 

Dr.  John  Mason  of  Bangor — A  very  ancient  trunk,  lined  with  leaves  from 
Eliot's  Indian  Bible. 

Andrew  Benner  of  Madawaska — American  epitaphs,  in  five  volumes, 
published  in  New  York,  1812,  by  Timothy  Alden. 

Allen  Long  of  Bangor — A  stone  gouge  found  on  Grove  street. 

J.  S.  Ayer,  Esq.,  of  Bangor — A  curious  stone  image,  foimd  on  Mr. 
Griffin's  farm  in  Northport. 

John  L.  Locke  of  Camden — History  of  Camden  by  John  L.  Locke. 

E.  A.  Harding,  Esq.,  of  Hampden — A  Rebel  shell  thrown  inside  our  army 
line  in  Virginia. 

Henry  Phillips,  Jr.,  Esq.,  of  Philadelphia— The  following  described 
pamphlets. — Canada  and  the  Continental  Congress,  delivered  before  the 
Historical  Society  of  Pennsylvania,  by  William  Duane,  1850;  The  end  of 
the  irrepressible  conflict,  by  a  citizen  of  Philadelphia,  1860;  an  appeal  from 
the  madness  of  disunion  to  the  sobriety  of  the  constitution  and  common 
sense,  Washington,  1861 ;  A  historical  sketch  of  the  paper  money  issued  by 
Pennsylvania,  together  with  a  complete  list  of  all  the  dates,  issues,  amoimts, 


Hon.  Henry  Lord,  President  1906- 


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denominations  and  signers,  by  Henry  Phillips,  Jr.,  Philadelphia,  1861; 
A  reply  to  Horace  Binney's  pamphlet  on  the  habeas  corpus,  Philadelphia, 
1862;  Authorities  cited  antagonistic  to  Horace  Binney's  conclusions  on  the 
writ  of  habeas  corpus,  by  T.  Jackson,  Philadelphia,  1862;  A  catalog  of 
the  New  Jersey  bills  of  credit  from  1723  to  1786;  The  pubhc  debt  and  the 
pubUc  credit  of  the  United  States;  Plantation  slave  labor  and  the  death 
of  the  yeomanry;  Opinions  of  the  early  Presidents,  and  of  the  fathers  of 
the  republic  upon  slavery;  Loyalty  and  disloyalty;  Lieut.  Col.  Pilson  on 
Gen.  Fremont's  campaign  in  Virginia. 

Elijah  Pierce  of  Milford — An  Indian  stone  ornament,  found  on  the  shore 
of  the  river  at  Milford. 

George  W.  Manton  of  Bangor — An  Indian  stone  chisel,  found  in  the 
western  part  of  New  York. 

William  B.  Hayford  of  Bangor — A  stone  axe,  a  stone  gouge  and  a  French 
iron  axe,  found  at  Nickatow;  a  spear  head,  iron,  found  at  Trout  Brook, 
Penobscot  East  Branch. 

Benjamin  Brown,  Esq.,  of  Tremont — An  Indian  stone  axe,  found  on  his 
place  at  Bass  Harbor. 

M.  P.  Fernald  of  Tremont — An  Indian  stone  chisel,  found  on  his  place, 
site  of  the  French  Jesuit  settlement  in  1613. 

Wilham  H.  Wheeler,  Esq.,  of  Bangor — A  German  Bible  printed  in  1659. 

Rev.  Mr.  Porter  of  Bangor — Hancock  Gazette,  Oct.  19,  1820;  Essex 
Register,  Sept.  22, 1813. 

Dr.  John  Mason  of  Bangor — An  armorer's  vice  from  the  Frigate  Warren, 
destroyed  at  Oak  Point,  Frankfort,  1779;  two  sheets  containing  photo- 
graphs of  the  silver  coins  found  at  Castine;  Proceedings  of  the  American 
Antiquarian  Society  held  at  Boston,  1864,  containing  a  translation  and 
account  of  the  inscription  on  a  copper-plate  recently  found  at  Castine. 

Dr.  A.  C.  HamUn — Proceedings  of  the  Royal  Society  of  Antiquaries  of 
the  North,  held  at  Copenhagen,  from  1850  to  1860,  in  which  is  found  a 
drawing  and  account  of  the  supposed  Runic  inscriptions  on  a  rock  at 
Monhegan. 

A.  L.  Boyd  of  Bangor — A  double-headed  Indian  stone  gouge,  found 
near  the  Mohawk  rips,  on  the  Penobscot  River,  in  the  town  of  Lincoln. 

Dr.  Jefferds  of  Bangor — A  one  dollar  bill  from  the  bank  of  John  Taber 
&  Son,  issued  at  Portland,  1804;  a  ten  dollar  bill  of  the  famous  Farmer's 
Exchange  Bank,  Gloucester,  R.  I.,  1803. 

Charles  S.  Fellows  of  Bangor — The  original  plan  and  field  notes  of  the 
survey  of  township  No.  1,  R  3,  county  of  Penobscot,  present  town  of 
Orono,  by  Seth  Pease,  in  1795. 

Rev.  Edward  Ballard  of  Brunswick — His  pamphlet  in  relation  to  the 
settlement  at  Small  Point  Harbor,  called  Augusta,  in  1716. 

Hon.  Samuel  Thatcher  of  Bangor — Three  volumes  of  the  Columbian 
Sentinel,  1810,  1815,  1819. 

Hon.  John  E.  Godfrey  of  Bangor — One  volume  of  the  Boston  Repertory, 
1814. 


34  Bangor  Historical  Society 

George  A.  Thatcher,  Esq.,  of  Bangor — Two  volumes  of  the  Boston 
Repertory,  1808, 1813. 

Rev.  Edwin  Johnson  of  Bangor — A  cane  made  from  the  oak  of  the 
frigate  Constitution,  (the  Old  Ironsides  of  the  United  States  navy). 

Rev.  H.  Douglass  of  Bangor — ^An  address  by  John  Holmes  at  Watcr- 
ville  College,  1831;  description  of  the  monument  on  Groton  Heights, 
Conn.,  with  the  inscription  and  names. 

John  McLaughlin  of  Bangor — A  music  book  containing  a  variety  of 
plain  and  fuguing  psalm  tunes,  printed  at  New  Haven,  1732. 

A.  L.  Simpson,  Esq.,  of  Bangor, — Survey  of  Maine,  by  Moses  Greenleaf, 
1829;  Third  report  on  the  Geology  of  Maine,  by  Dr.  Jackson,  1839;  Rules 
and  orders  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  Massachusetts,  with  the 
names  of  the  members  of  the  House,  1804. 

Dr.  John  Mason  of  Bangor — An  Indian  carved  stone,  found  at  Bangor; 
Eulogy  on  General  Washington  by  Jonathan  M.  Sewall,  Esq.,  at  Ports- 
mouth, N.  H.,  1779;  A  funeral  sermon  and  poem  by  Rev.  Jonathan  Ricker 
of  Bluehill,  upon  the  death  of  Rev.  Jonathan  Powers  at  Penobscot,  1807; 
and  printed  at  Buckstown;  Greenleaf 's  first  map  of  Maine,  1815. 

Capt.  A.  D.  Bean  of  Belfast — A  bill  for  four  shillings,  issued  by  Dela- 
ware, Jan.  1, 1776.    On  the  back  is  printed,  "To  counterfeit  this  is  death.." 

George  Hammatt,  Esq.,  of  Bangor — Morton's  New  England's  Memorial, 
fifth  edition,  published  in  1826;  with  notes,  etc.,  by  John  Davis. 

George  A.  Thatcher,  Esq.,  of  Bangor — Acts  and  Laws  of  the  Province 
of  Massachusetts  Bay,  in  New  England,  folio  edition,  1759. 

Ebenezer  Webster  of  Orono — A  chip  of  wood,  taken  from  a  pine  tree  on 
the  Mattawamkeag,  in  1842,  and  showing  the  marks  of  an  axe,  outside  of 
which  are  counted  220  circles  or  rings,  showing  a  growth  of  220  years  since 
the  tree  was  first  cut  into. 

Mrs.  Joseph  L.  Buck  of  Bucksport — An  Indian  stone  spear  head,  about 
five  inches  in  length,  a  very  fine  specimen;  one  pendant  shaped  stone; 
one  double-headed  stone  gouge;  two  stone  gouges,  one  very  perfect;  all 
found  at  Bucksport  in  an  Indian  grave,  in  making  an  excavation  at  her 
place. 

Dr.  E.  M.  Field,  Bangor — An  Indian  stone  knife  or  chisel,  found  at 
Brewer;  a  nine  dollar  bank  bill,  of  the  Maine  Bank  at  Portland,  dated 
1803,  D.  Hale,  Cashier,  James  Freeman,  President. 

Stephen  Call  of  MiKord — An  Indian  stone  axe  of  curious  formation;  an 
Indian  stone  pendant;  a  curious  round  stone  with  a  curious  cut  around  it; 
a  very  fine  stone  chisel;  a  large  stone  gouge  and  five  other  gouges  and 
chisels,  all  found  on  his  farm  about  three  miles  east  of  the  village,  near  the 
bank  of  Simkhaze  meadows. 

Philip  Pierce  of  Milford — Two  Indian  stone  implements  found  at  Mil- 
ford  near  the  banks  of  the  Penobscot. 

A.  Austin  of  Milford — A  very  fine  Indian  stone  gouge;  two  Indian  stone 
implements  about  3  inches  long,  about  an  inch  in  diameter  at  the  center 
and  tapering  at  both  ends,  use  unknown,  found  about  three  feet  under 


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ground,  when  making  excavation  in  a  bank  near  the  Sunkhaze  meadows, 
about  three  miles  east  of  the  village. 

Cony  Foster,  Esq.,  of  Orono — A  manuscript  volume  containing  the 
valuation  of  Massachusetts  and  Maine,  1793. 

George  A.  Thatcher,  E8q.,of  Bangor — Two  Indian  stone  gouges,  found 
at  Bangor.  Also  four  engravings  of  the  battles  of  Lexington  and  Concord, 
1775,  in  gilt  frames. 

Andrew  Benner  of  Oldtown — A  copy  of  ancient  deed  from  the  Pemaquid 
proprietor,  1764,  and  under  a  patent  from  the  crown  of  England,  1631. 

C.  E.  Lyon  of  Bangor — A  pamphlet  published  at  Boston,  1792  in  rela- 
tion to  theatrical  performances;  a  religious  address  published  at  Hallowell, 
1817;  History  of  the  revolution  in  Geneva,  published  at  Philadelphia, 
1794;  Dr.  Brown's  sermon  on  the  dangers  and  duties  of  the  sea  faring  life, 
Boston  1793;  Address  by  William  H.  Seward,  1855. 

S.  W.  Sawyer,  of  Bangor — Photographs  of  the  Castine  coins,  very  finely 
executed. 

George  A.  Thatcher,  Esq.,  of  Bangor — Five  continental  bills,  1776  and 
1778;  four  bills  of  Massachusetts  currency,  1782  and  1784;  three  bills 
South  Carolina  currency,  1775  and  1776;  one  bill  North  Carolina  currency 
1780;  one  bill  Connecticut  currency;  one  bill  of  the  Farmer's  and  Me- 
chanic's Bank  for  12^  cents,  Indiana  1818;  one  bill  Kentucky  Bank  for 
25  cents;  an  original  deed  from  Daniel  Hoar  of  Concord,  Mass.,  1734; 
two  numbers  of  the  New  England  Palladium,  1801. 

S.  H.  Dale,  Esq.,  of  Bangor — The  following  files  of  newspapers  in  excellent 
preservation;  Columbian  Sentinel,  1806,  1815;  New  England  Palladium, 
1808,  1813;  Weekly  Messenger,  1813,  1814;  Boston  Patriot,  1814;  New 
England  Palladium  and  Commercial  Advertiser,  1815. 

Mrs.  M.  B.  Noyes  of  Bucksport — A  proclamation  for  Fast  by  Caleb 
Strong,  governor  of  Massachusetts,  1806. 

Dr.  John  Mason  of  Bangor — The  original  account  book  of  Major  Robert 
Treat,  the  first  trader  in  Bangor,  1774;  also  Mr.  Emerson's  sermon  before 
the  soldiers  at  Pepperell,  Mass.,  1746. 

W.  Patten,  Esq.,  of  New  York — The  following  original  commissions  to 
his  father,  the  late  Moses  Patten;  Justice  of  the  Court  of  Sessions  for 
Penobscot  County,  by  Governor  Strong,  1816;  Coroner  for  Hancock 
County,  1809,  by  Governor  Gore;  Justice  of  the  Court  of  Sessions,  1819, 
by  Governor  Brooks;  Justice  of  the  Peace,  1821,  by  Governor  King. 

1865-1872 

William  Mason  of  Orland — Three  Indian  stone  axes  in  good  preserva- 
tion; one  French  iron  axe;  three  Indian  stone  chisels;  two  Indian  stone 
gouges;  one  Indian  stone  gouge,  double  headed;  one  long  Indian  wrought 
stone,  use  unknown;  two  Indian  stone  spear  heads;  two  do.;  broken. 
All  found  about  on  the  pond  in  Orland. 

Andrew  Benner  of  Oldtown — One  Indian  stone  pipe,  the  outside 
elaborately  carved;  one  Indian  stone  spear  head,  with  engravings  upon  it 
of  an  Indian  head  in  war  costume,  a  fish,  a  tomahawk  and  a  bow  and  arrows; 


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one  Indian  stone  spear  head,  six  inches  in  length,  highly  finished,  of  trans- 
parent quartz;  one  do.,  eight  inches  in  length,  highly  finished,  of  green- 
stone trap;  one  common  ditto,  but  new  finished;  one  arrow  head  of  quartz 
in  fine  condition;  one  Indian  stone  chisel,  broken,  the  cutting  edge  in  per- 
fect condition;  one  Indian  stone  pendant,  small  size — all  found  on  Old- 
town  island  and  the  adjacent  islands.  Also  four  large  Indian  stone  chisels, 
one  being  14  inches  in  length,  and  one  common  stone  gouge. 

Ansel  Leighton  of  Bangor — Guthrie's  Geography,  London  edition,  1785. 

J.  W.  Porter  of  Lowell — Eighth  volume  of  the  Massachusetts  His- 
torical Society  Collections,  containing  an  account  of  an  ascent  to  the  top 
of  Mount  Katahdin  by  a  party  of  gentlemen  from  Bangor,  1804. 

Mrs.  E.  Hall,  Milford — The  proclamation  of  Andrew  Jackson,  Dec.  10, 
1832,  in  relation  to  the  nullification  acts  of  South  Carolina. 

Dr.  John  Mason  of  Bangor — An  address  to  the  electors  of  Hancock 
County,  printed  at  Castine,  1812;  two  printed  sermons  by  Rev.  Samuel 
Spring,  delivered  at  Newburyport,  April  6, 1809;  also  a  letter  in  relation  to 
misdemeanors,  by  Rev.  Solomon  Aiken  of  Dracut,  Mass.,  July  17,  1809; 
An  oration  by  Hon.  Nathan  Weston,  July  4,  1854,  delivered  at  Castine  on 
the  centennial  celebration  of  the  erection  of  Fort  Weston;  a  copy  of  the 
printed  verses  in  relation  to  the  execution  of  Seth  Elliott,  at  Castine,  Feb. 
3, 1825,  by  the  Rev.  Jonathan  Fisher  of  Bluehill;  original  certificate  of  five 
shares  in  the  Bangor  Bridge  Company,  1808,  belonging  to  A.  Taylor,  Esq., 
toll  bridge  on  the  Kenduskeag;  copy  of  a  memoir  in  relation  to  the  French 
settlements  on  the  Penobscot  River,  by  M.  T'erberg,  at  Nuxual  on  the 
river  St.  John,  Oct.  1,  1695;  also  a  letter  from  J.  T.  Gleason,  New  York, 
July  21, 1856,  in  relation  to  the  history  of  Norombega. 

C.  A.  Norton  of  Bangor — A  cannon  ball  taken  from  the  British  battle- 
field near  New  Orleans;  a  Confederate  sword  belt  brass  plate,  found  at 
Port  Hudson  at  the  time  of  its  capture. 

E.  Kempton,  Junior,  of  Mount  Vernon — No.  1  of  the  New  Hampshire 
Gazette,  printed  at  Portsmouth,  Oct.  7, 1756. 

Mrs.  Greenlief  Wing  of  Levant — Number  779  of  the  Boston  Gazette, 
printed  at  Boston,  March  12,  1770,  containing  a  detailed  account  of  the 
massacre  of  Boston  citizens  by  the  British  troops,  March  5, 1776. 

Dr.  John  Mason  of  Bangor — Two  original  passes  given  Abner  Taylor 
to  enter  the  British  line  at  Castine  in  1814  and  1815,  by  Maj.  Gen.  Gosselin. 
Also  a  printed  notice  of  a  Theatrical  Performance  by  the  British  ofiicers 
of  the  garrison  of  Castine,  Jan.  2,  1815,  at  the  Theater  Royal. 

Mr.  Joseph  Graves  of  Bangor — One  volume,  the  patriotic  proceedings  of 
the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts  in  1809,  also  a  pamphlet  published  in 
Maine  in  1824,  in  relation  to  the  conduct  of  William  King  and  Mark 
Langdon  Hill,  during  the  embargo,  and  the  war  of  1812. 

Dr.  William  H.  Brown  of  Bangor — A  most  extraordinary  Indian  carved 
stone.  It  is  an  irregular  shaped  cone  about  13  inches  in  height,  and  about 
5  inches  in  diameter,  resting  on  an  oval  base  about  2  inches  thick  and  a 
foot  in  diameter,  with  a  rim  of  about  3  inches  about  the  cone,  all  of  one 


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stone  of  coarse  granite,  found  in  plowing  on  the  site  of  an  Indian  burial 
place  on  Indian  Island,  Old  Town — probably  an  Indian  idol.  Also  a 
large  Indian  stone  gouge,  14  inches  in  length,  and  one  small  gouge,  double 
headed,  found  at  the  same  place. 

Dr.  E.  M.  Field,  of  Bangor — No.  342,  the  Boston  News  Letter,  printed 
at  Boston,  November  5,  1710,  containing  a  detailed  account  of  the  capture 
of  Port  Royal  by  Gen.  Nicholson,  in  October,  1710.  This  is  said  to  be 
the  first  newspaper  printed  in  the  United  States. 

Isaiah  Stetson  Esq.,  of  Bangor — First  number  of  the  Connecticut  Courant 
published  at  Hartford,  Conn.,  1794. 

George  Stetson,  Esq.,  of  Bangor,  a  bank  check  for  $240,  signed  by  George 
Washington,  Mount  Vernon,  Jany.  18,  1799;  a  draft  from  the  United 
States  Bank  at  Washington,  1793,  for  $1191,  in  favor  of  Thomas  Menden- 
hall;  and  four  other  checks  or  drafts  dated  1794,  1800,  and  1802,  payable 
at  Washington,  Baltimore  and  New  York. 

Samuel  P.  Strickland,  Esq.,  of  Bangor — Map  of  the  city  of  New  York, 
1728. 

Master  George  H.  Stetson  of  Bangor — Early  number  of  Bangor  Weekly 
Register,  printed  at  Bangor,  1816. 

Arno  Wiswell,  Esq.,  of  Ellsworth — An  original  summons,  1705,  from 
Warwick  Court  House,  Virginia. 

Col.  Russell  B.  Shepherd,  1st  Maine  Heavy  Artillery — A  Confederate 
bond  for  $1,400,  from  Richmond,  dated  Nov.  24,  1864. 

Dr.  Jordan  of  Bangor — Columbia  Sentinel,  Oct.  21,  1807,  containing 
an  account  of  the  trial  of  Aaron  Biur  for  high  treason;  Bangor  Mercury, 
containing  the  famous  circular  of  Charles  Lowell  and  the  answers. 

J.  C.  Jewett,  of  Newburgh — The  New  England  Courant,  No.  80,  pub- 
hshed  by  Benjamin  Franklin,  Feb.  11, 1723. 

Henry  Little,  Esq.,  of  Bangor — A  five  dollar  bank  bill  of  the  Farmers 
Exchange  Bank,  1800. 

G.  F.  Sanborn,  Esq.,  of  North  Dixmont — A  continental  bill  of  the 
State  of  New  Hampshire,  for  five  dollars,  dated  April  29, 1780. 

Joseph  WiUiamson,  Esq.,  of  Belfast — A  finely  wrought  Indian  stone 
gouge,  and  a  copper  kettle,  from  an  old  Indian  camping  ground  near  Belfast. 

M.  Benner,  Oldtown — History  of  New  London,  Conn.;  a  pike  and  dag- 
ger found  on  the  old  French  mission  ground.  Mount  Desert. 

John  Emerson  of  Howland — A  very  valuable  donation  of  seventy-four 
Indian  stone  implements,  collected  by  him  during  the  past  twenty  years 
on  the  Penobscot  River,  principally  about  the  mouth  of  the  Piscataquis. 
These  implements  are  all  labeled,  indicating  the  precise  localities  where 
found  and  their  probable  uses — some  quite  unique  and  fine  specimens  of 
Indian  handicraft  work.  One  large,  rudely  carved,  granite  stone  weighing 
about  fifty  pounds,  somewhat  resembling  in  shape  and  size  the  large 
granite  stone  recently  presented  by  Dr.  Brown.  A  large  stone  sword  or 
battle  axe,  17  inches  in  length.  A  circular  stone,  supposed  to  be  used  in 
grinding  corn.  A  large  granite  base,  two  pendant-shaped  stones,  two 
pestles,  one  maul,  two  stones,  with  a  circular  hole  in  the  end  of  each,  one 


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axe,  (fine  specimen)  three  large  tomahawks  or  knives  of  Mount  Kineo 
homstone,  three  arrow  heads,  six  gouges,  seven  knives,  (two  of  jasper  and 
the  others  of  homstone), — the  balance  consisting  of  stone  chisels,  knives, 
and  other  implements,  the  use  of  which  is  unknown. 

Mr.  Higgins,  of  Bangor — A  fine  specimen  of  lead  ore  from  Bose  Moun- 
tain, Elliotsville,  Piscataquis  County. 

E.  F.  Pratt,  Esq.,  of  Boston, — No.  30  of  the  New  England  Courant,  a 
newspaper  printed  at  Boston,  Feb.  11, 1723,  by  Benjamin  Frankhn. 

Rev.  Mr.  Caldwell  of  Providence,  R.  I. — A  pamphlet,  "Remarks  on  the 
Narragansett  Patent,"  by  Thomas  Aspinwall,  Providence,  1865. 

Jacob  O.  Rodgers,  Esq.,  of  Greenbush — One  Indian  stone  axe,  good  as 
new;  one  large  gouge,  different  shape  from  any  one  in  our  collection; 
one  stone  chisel,  14  inches  in  length,  all  found  near  the  Olamon  stream  in 
Greenbush. 

Dr.  E.  M.  Field,  of  Bangor — Copy  of  the  reception  speeches  of  Her 
Majesty  and  treatment  of  the  four  Mohawk  ambassadors — printed  at 
Boston,  1710;  several  copies  of  the  acts,  resolves  and  journals  of  the 
House  of  Representatives  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  1714, 1718, 1719,  and  1720. 

Dea.  E.  F.  Duren,  of  Bangor — General  conference  of  the  Congregational 
churches  in  Maine,  1865. 

Charles  E.  Lyon,  of  Bangor — The  Bangor  Daily  Union  report  of  the 
grand  Union  Meeting  at  Norombega  Hall,  1860. 

Henry  A.  Head,  of  Bangor — One  old  Almanac. 

J.  Hooper,  of  Castine — Two  numbers  of  the  Maine  Temperance  Journal, 
July  13  and  20,  1859,  containing  a  chronological  table  of  the  settlements 
in  Maine. 

Dr.  John  Mason,  of  Bangor — Letter  from  Seth  Elliot  to  his  wife,  January 
23,  1825,  being  his  last  letter  before  his  execution  at  Castine  in  1826. 
Also  copy  of  Joseph  Juncor's  account  with  James  Treat,  with  an  order  on 
Thomas  PhiUips,  Bangor,  Feb.  1791. 

Dr.  J.  C.  Weston,  Bangor — ^John  A.  Poor's  address  at  the  Popham 
celebration  1863. 

Joseph  Williamson,  Esq.,  of  Belfast — A  copy  of  the  Acts  and  Laws  of 
His  Majesty's  Province  of  Massachusetts  Bay  in  New  England — folio 
edition,  Boston,  1726;  also  of  the  charter  of  King  William  and  Queen  Mary; 
a  map  of  the  British  and  American  positions  on  the  disputed  territory, 
published  at  Boston,  1843;  six  pamphlets  on  various  subjects,  written 
and  published  by  Charles  Lowell,  Esq.,  of  Ellsworth;  a  copy  of  the  Bangor 
Mercury,  March  23,  1847,  containing  an  account  of  the  oration  delivered 
by  Charles  Lowell,  Esq.,  before  the  Bangor  Antiquarian  Society,  and  the 
subsequent  proceedings  in  relation  to  the  same. 

N.  D.  Folsom  of  Bangor — A  copy  of  the  legal  proceedings  in  an  assault 
and  battery  case,  before  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  York  county,  in  1740. 

J.  O.  Rodgers,  Esq.,  of  Greenbush — A  porcelain  pendant  about  three 
inches  in  length,  with  a  hole  through  the  center,  supposed  to  be  of  French 
manufacture  and  furnished  to  the  Indians  a  long  time  ago;  an  Indian  stone 
chisel,  very  fine  specimen;  a  stone  in  the  shape  of  a  last,  supposed  to  be 


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used  by  the  Indians  in  making  moccasins;  a  very  irregular  shaped  stone, 
resembling  a  tailor's  goose,  used  by  the  Indians  for  some  unknown  purpose. 
All  these  articles  were  found  on  Olamon  Island,  upon  the  site  of  an  old 
Indian  camping  ground. 

Mr.  Higgins  of  Brewer — A  fine  specimen  of  iron  ore  from  the  Katahdin 
Iron  Works. 

Ex-Amory  and  Tiger  fire  companies  of  Bangor — A  fireman's  beautiful 
silver  trumpet,  won  as  a  prize  at  the  State  Fair  in  1857,  by  the  Tiger  com- 
pany. 

Gen.  Charles  Hamlin  of  Bangor — Three  volumes  of  Schoolcraft's  great 
work  on  the  North  American  Indians,  published  by  Congress  in  1852. 
A  lot  of  Confederate  bank  bills  of  various  denominations. 

J.  Wingate  Carr,  Esq.,  of  Bangor — A  copy  of  the  census  of  that  part  of 
Penobscot  County  lying  west  of  the  Penobscot  River,  taken  by  Francis 
Carr,  Esq.,  in  1860. 

Mrs.  Isabella  Eaton  of  Bangor — A  number  of  the  Gazette  of  Maine, 
published  at  Buckstown,  Maine,  April  7, 1810. 

Henry  B.  Farnham,  Esq.,  of  Bangor — A  Rebel  cavalry  sword,  and  a 
shell  picked  up  on  the  battle  ground  at  Five  Forks,  in  Virginia. 

Gen.  Cyrus  Hamlin  of  Bangor — A  Rebel  brass  belt  plate  belonging  to  the 
celebrated  Pehcan  Confederate  troops  raised  at  New  Orleans. 

Capt.  H.  S.  Higgins  of  Hampden — A  fossil  fish,  very  fine  specimen,  found 
at  Winterport  on  the  shore  of  the  Penobscot  River. 

1873-1892 

George  A.  Thatcher,  Bangor — A  volume  entitled  "Indian  Converts," 
published  in  1727,  and  Historical  Memoirs  relating  to  the  Housatunnuk 
Indians,  1753. 

-  Nathaniel  J.  Treat,  Esq.,  Bangor — The  ledger  of  his  father,  MaJ. 
Robert  Treat,  the  first  merchant  of  Bangor. 

E.  F.  Duren,  Bangor — ^A  volume,  "The  Press  of  Maine,"  edited  by 
Joseph  Grifl5n,  a  veteran  printer  and  pubUsher  of  Bnmswick. 

Mrs.  John  L.  Crosby,  Bangor — A  rare  book,  "The  American  Revolu- 
tion," written  in  Scriptural  ancient  historical  style,  by  Richard  Snowden, 
Baltimore,  in  1793;  The  Columbiad,  a  poem  of  the  American  war,  in  13 
cantos,  by  Richard  Snowden,  Baltimore — both  bound  together. 

George  A.  Thatcher,  Esq.,  Bangor — Massachusetts  Register  of  1801; 
Baltimore  Republican  or  Anti-Democrat,  Nov.  30,  1803;  Washington 
Federalist,  Nov.  11,  1803,  and  Nov.  18,  1803;  Philadelphia  Portfofio,  Oct. 
16,  1802;  "The  Ruhng  Passion,"  a  poem  pronounced  before  the  Phi  Beta 
Kappa  Society  of  Cambridge,  Mass.,  July  10,  1797,  by  Robert  Treat 
Paine;  A  eulogy  on  Washington,  Newburyport,  Jan.  2, 1809. 

J.  W.  Donigan — Manuscript  journal  found  in  the  old  Knox  mansion  at 
Thomaston,  supposed  by  some  to  be  by  Gen.  Knox  in  Gen.  Greene's  army 
in  1777. 

E.  F.  Duren,  Bangor — A  facsimile  copy  of  the  petition  for  the  incorpora- 
tion of  the  town  of  Sunbury  (Bangor)  Sept.  11,  1787. 


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A.  C.  Hamlin  of  Bangor — A  fine  photograph  of  the  bust  of  Longfellow 
in  Westminster  Abbey,  provided  by  the  Longfellow  Association  of  Lon- 
don, England.  It  was  sent  by  Francis  Bennoch,  Esq.,  secretary  of  the 
Association. 

E.  M.  Field,  M.  D.,  Bangor — A  five  dollar  bank  note  issued  by  the 
Castine  Bank,  Dec.  3, 1817,  Otis  Little,  President,  John  Brooks,  Cashier. 

Joseph  Carr,  Esq.,  Bangor — Maine  Farmers  Almanacs  from  1840  to 
1884.  Also  a  facsimile  of  the  Independent  Chronicle,  Boston,  Jan.  1, 
1784;  The  Ulster  County  Gazette,  Kingston,  N.  Y.,  1800;  Pope's  Phila- 
delphia Price  Current,  1885;  New  York  Evening  Post,  1816;  Eastern 
Republican,  Bangor,  1833;  Weekly  Bostonian,  1842;  and  other  documents 
relating  to  prominent  and  interesting  events  in  the  past. 

The  Royal  Society  of  Canada — Report  of  the  proceedings  of  The  Royal 
Academy  of  Science. 

Oneida  Historical  Society,  Utica,  N.  Y. — Valuable  documents. 

Wyoming  Historical  and  Geological  Society,  Wilkesbarre,  Pa. — ^Valua- 
ble documents. 

University  of  CaUfornia,  Berkeley,  Calif. — Valuable  documents. 

W.  W.  Doane,  Esq.,  Bangor — Interesting  papers  from  the  estate  of  the 
late  John  Wilkins. 

George  A.  Thatcher,  Esq.,  Bangor — ^Valuable  contributions  to  the 
Society. 

Wyoming  Historical  and  Geological  Society,  Wilkesbarre,  Pa. — 
Valuable  documents. 

1893 

E.  F.  Duren,  Bangor — Minutes  of  the  General  Conference  of  Maine  and 
Statistical  catalog  of  Bangor  Theological  Seminary. 

Joseph  WiUiamson,  Esq.,  Belfast — Three  numbers  of  American  Maga- 
zine, (June,  August  and  September  1837)  each  of  which  contained  a  sketch 
with  engravings;  View  of  Bangor,  June,  1837,  page  329;  Bangor  House, 
August  1837,  page  437;  Unitarian  Church,  Bangor,  September  1837, 
page  483. 

Bangor  Public  Library — ^27  documents. 

Buffalo  Historical  Society — 1  doc. 

Robert  Clark  &  Co.,  Cincinnati — 1  doc. 

Mrs.  Mary  H.  Curran,  Bangor — 6  docs. 

E.  F.  Dillingham — 3  docs. 

Samuel  B.  Daggett,  Boston — 1  doc. 

E.  A.  Dunlap,  Brunswick — 18  docs. 

E.  F.  Duren,  Bangor — 22  docs. 

Dr.  WilHam  C.  Mason,  Bangor — 22  docs. 

Ohio  State  Archaeological  and  Historical  Society — 1  doc. 

Oneida  Historical  Society — 6  docs. 

Royal  Commissioners,  British  Section,  World's  Fair — 1  doc. 

Yale  University — 1  doc. 

First  Church,  Plymouth,  Mass. — 1  doc. 


Hon.  Isaiah  Stetson,  Treasurer  1864-1880 


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1894 

Donations  for  1894  included  218  books,  pamphlets  and  other  articles 
given  by  the  following  parties: 

Miss  Baldwin,  Bangor  Public  Library,  Mrs.  E.  F.  Bartlett,  Col.  Victor 
Brett,  Buffalo  Historical  Society,  Cahfomia  Historical  Society,  Miss  S. 
Coombs,  Mrs.  M.  H.  Curran,  General  Charles  W.  Darling,  E.  F.  Dilling- 
ham, Mrs.  G.  S.  C.  Dow,  E.  Freeman  Duren,  Mrs.  H.  F.  Dowst,  Col.  A. 
B.  Famham,  N.  S.  Harlow,  Houghton, Mifflin  &  Co., Hon.  S.  F.  Humphrey, 
Dr.  W.  C.  Mason,  Bertha  M.  Mayberry,  Merchants'  Insurance  Co.,  Hon. 

E.  B.  Nealley,  Nebraska  Historical  Society,  Oneida  Historical  Society, 
Hon.  A.  W.  Paine,  Heirs  of  Hon.  G.  W.  Pickering,  Col.  J.  W.  Porter,  Col. 
S.  C.  Reid,  J.  S.  Rowe,  Royal  Soc.  of  Canada,  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  of 
New  York,  J.  W.  Taney,  Hon.  B.  B.  Thatcher,  University  of  Pennsylvania, 

F.  A.  Wilson,  Esq.,  Wisconsin  State  Historical  Society,  Wyoming  His- 
torical and  Geological  Society,  Yale  University. 

Manly  Hardy,  Esq.,  Brewer,  Me. — Two  bayonets  thought  to  have  be- 
longed to  the  French  soldiers  many  years  ago.  One  was  foimd  in  1858  on 
the  side  of  Whiting  Hill  on  the  Ellsworth  Road  a  foot  and  a  half  under 
ground.  The  other  was  found  about  1892  by  Mr.  Hardy  sticking  in  a 
fence  about  one  hundred  yards  from  the  spot  where  the  other  was  dis- 
covered. 

1895 

E.  F.  Duren,  Bangor — 400  or  more  documents. 
Bangor  PubUc  Library — 110  docs. 

George  S.  Farrington,  Brewer,  Me. — ^25  docs. 
Victor  Brett,  Bangor — 17  docs. 
Dr.  WiUiam  C.  Mason,  Bangor — 13  docs. 
Mrs.  Mary  H.  Curran,  Bangor — 11  docs. 
S.  W.  Holt,  Bangor— 9  docs. 

F.  A.  Wilson,  Bangor — 9  docs. 
Jeremiah  Colbum,  Boston — 8  docs. 
I.  K.  Stetson,  Bangor — 7  docs. 
Miss  Mary  Crosby,  Bangor — 6  docs. 
Oneida  Historical  Society — 6  docs. 
Mias  Kate  B.  Walker,  Bangor— 4  docs. 
Eben  Putnam,  Salem,  Mass. — 3  docs. 
Rev.  J.  E.  Adams,  Bangor — 1  doc. 
American  Congregational  Association — 1  doc. 
Edward  Swift  Balch,  Philadelphia — 2  docs. 
Edward  M.  Blanding,  Bangor — 1  doc. 

Miss  Lena  Coombs — 1  doc. 

James  H.  Crosby,  Bangor — 1  doc. 

Marshall  Dyer — 1  doc. 

Wyoming  Historical  and  Geological  Society — 3  docs. 

H.  G.  Flanders,  Hampden,  Me. — 1  doc. 

Moses  Giddings,  Bangor — 1  doc. 


42  Bangor  Historical  Society 

George  F.  Godfrey,  Bangor — 1  doc. 

Daniel  M.  Howard,  Bangor — 1  doc. 

Mrs.  Caroline  R.  Mason,  Bangor — 2  docs. 

New  York  Genealogical  and  Biographical  Society — 1  doc. 

West  Virginia  Historical  and  Antiquarian  Society — 1  doc. 

1896 

Academy  of  Belles  Lettres — 52  volumes. 

Miss  Charlotte  Baldwin,  Bangor — 1  document. 

Bangor  Daily  News — Newspapers. 

Bangor  PubUc  Library — 57  documents. 

Edward  M.  Blanding,  Bangor — 2  docs. 

G.  Irving  Brown,  Bangor — Papers 

Dr.  F.  H.  Chase,  Bangor— 24  docs. 

Gen.  Charles  W.  Darling — 1  doc. 

E.  F.  Dillingham,  Bangor — 92  docs. 

E.  F.  Duren,  Bangor — Papers  and  33  volumes. 

John  B.  Foster — 29  documents. 

Capt.  H.  N.  Fairbanks,  Bangor— 4  docs. 

Almon  H.  Fogg,  Houlton — 2  docs. 

Lackawanna  Institute  of  History  and  Science — 3  volumes. 

Lincoln  County  Historical  Society  of  Wiscasset — 1  doc. 

Colonel  J.  W.  Porter,  Bangor — 1  doc. 

Smithsonian  Institute,  Washington — 2  docs. 

Josephine  Park  Holland  and  EUzabeth  E.  Holland,  grand  daughters  of 
Park  Holland — Chain  used  by  him  in  surveying  the  State  of  Maine  and  a 
large  part  of  the  city  of  Bangor. 

Hosea  B.  Wardwell  of  Penobscot,  Maine — A  piece  of  the  ship  Skyrocket, 
Capt.  Burke;  carried  120  men  and  16  gims,  six  pounders.  She  was  set  on 
fire  by  her  own  crew  to  prevent  her  f alUng  into  the  hands  of  the  British  and 
abandoned  off  the  coast  of  Fort  Point,  Aug.  4,  1779.  She  drifted  into 
Morse's  Cove  in  Penobscot,  burned  to  the  water's  edge  and  sank.  Plan 
of  the  seats  of  the  first  Methodist  meeting  house  built  east  of  the  Penob- 
scot river.  It  was  built  in  1801,  about  five  miles  from  the  present  town  of 
Castine.  The  plan  was  drawn  by  Col.  Jeremiah  Wardwell.  Specimen  of 
conglomerate  rock  picked  up  at  Grindle's  Point,  Northern  Bay,  Penobscot, 
washed  out  by  the  storm  of  December  1,  1895. 

1897 
Bangor  Public  Library — 71  documents. 
Mrs.  Mary  H.  Curran,  Bangor — 21  docs. 
Edward  M.  Blanding,  Bangor — 1  doc. 
Mrs.  Mary  H.  Blake,  Bangor — 6  docs. 
Edwin  F.  Dillingham— 46  docs. 
William  W.  Fellows— 68  docs. 
Rev.  George  W.  Field — 1  doc. 
Rev.  David  P.  Hatch— 2  docs. 


Historical  Address  by  Edward  Mitchell  Blanding         43 

Dr.  William  C.  Mason — 4  docs. 

Montana  State  Historical  Society — 1  doc. 

Dr.  J.  K.  Phillips— 3  docs. 

H.  S.  Ruggles,  Wakefield,  Mass — 2  docs. 

Mrs.  Joseph  F.  Snow — 1  doc. 

Miss  Mary  S.  Snow —  2  docs. 

Stockholm  Historical  Society— 4  docs. 

Rev.  Salem  D.  Towne — 12  docs. 

Hon.  Fred  Atwood,  Winterport,  Me. — A  daguerreotype  of  the  Dwinal 
House  in  about  1858. 

Bangor  Public  Library — ^Two  beautiful  book-plates,  one  for  books  pur- 
chased from  the  Hersey  Fund,  the  other  from  the  Mechanic's  Association 
Fund.  The  plates  are  very  artistically  and  appropriately  designed  to 
represent  the  different  funds,  the  Mechanic  plate  bearing  the  figure  of 
Liberty  with  the  seal  of  the  Mechanic's  Association,  while  the  Hersey  plate 
bears  a  fine  Ukeness  of  General  Hersey.  At  the  left  of  him  sits  Knowledge 
holding  in  her  hand  the  torch,  while  at  the  right  is  the  seal  of  the  Pubhc 
Library. 

1898 

S.  L.  Boardman — 11  documents. 

John  L.  Crosby — 18  docs. 

Mrs.  Mary  H.  Curran — 17  docs. 

Edwin  F.  Dillingham— 33  docs. 

E.  F.  Duren— 7  docs. 

Mrs.  Flora  E.  Haines — 7  docs. 

Mrs.  Eva  B.  Hinckley — 9  docs. 

Mrs.  William  P.  Hubbard— 87  docs. 

Dr.  William  C.  Mason — ^28  docs. 

Prof.  C.  J.  H.  Ropes— 13  docs. 

Mrs.  C.  R.  Stupell— 5  docs. 

The  Antiquarian  Society  of  Sweden — 17  docs. 

Bangor  Pubhc  Library — 191  docs. 

Hon.  Fred  Atwood,  Winterport — Badge  worn  by  the  executive  of  the 
state,  Governor  Cleaves,  at  the  World's  Fair  in  Chicago. 

Ehzabeth  Holland — The  original  list  and  a  volume  of  the  lot  owners  of 
Bangor  and  Kenduskeag  stream  in  the  handwriting  of  her  grandfather, 
Park  Holland,  surveyed  by  him. 

John  H.  Bacon,  Bangor,  3^000  labels  for  books  and  other  articles  in  the 
cabinet. 

Charles  H.  Bartlett,  Esq.,  Bangor — The  old  clock  door  and  the  keys  to 
the  safe  in  the  old  Mercantile  Block  in  Pickering  Square,  destroyed  by 
fire,  Mr.  Bartlett  being  the  agent  of  the  owners. 

Capt.  H.  N.  Fairbanks,  Bangor — Copy  of  the  accoimt  of  the  Centennial 
Celebration  of  the  town  of  Wayne,  in  which  Capt.  Fairbanks  participated. 

W.  W.  Fellows,  Bangor,  Washington's  PoUtical  Legacy,  published  in 
1800. 


44  Bangor  Historical  Society 

James  Swett  Rowe,  Bangor — A  manuscript  entitled  "A  Remarkable 
Family."     Dean-Atwood-Swett,  early  settlers  on  the  Penobscot  River. 

1899 
During  the  year  there  were  279  gifts,  comprising  many  books,  documents, 
manuscripts  and  other  articles  of  which  many  have  great  historical  interest. 
The  hst  in  detail  has  not  been  preserved. 

1900 

Rev.  Haig  Adadourian,  Plymouth,  Mass. — Three  pamphlets.  Epitaphs 
from  Plymouth  cemetery.  Obituaries  of  Pljonouth  people.  "If  Jesus 
Came  to  Manomet." 

Hon.  Fred  Atwood,  Winterport — First  piece  of  copper  smelted  from  the 
Douglas  mine,  Blue  Hill,  Maine.  Sword  and  sash  belonging  to  the  late 
Nathaniel  H.  Hubbard  of  Winterport,  Maine,  saved  from  the  fire  at  his 
residence,  October  17,  1898. 

John  H.  Bacon — John  A.  Peters,  banquet  book. 

Bangor  Public  Library — Books,  map,  pamphlets,  etc.,  (38). 

Edward  M.  Blanding — "Bangor  and  Vicinity  Illustrated." 

George  S.  Bourne — Pamphlet. 

Hon.  Arthur  Chapin — Annual  reports. 

Colby  College — Pamphlet. 

Rev.  E.  M.  Cousins,  Biddeford,  Maine — Pamphlets. 

Mrs.  Mary  H.  Curran — Programs,  etc.  (76). 

Gen.  Charles  W.  Darling — Oneida  Historical  Society — Papers. 

Edwin  F.  Dillingham — Newspapers,  pamphlets,  etc.  (68). 

Rev.  WiUiam  A.  Eardsley,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. — Magazines  and  newspaper 
chppings.     (9). 

Henry  N.  Fairbanks — Pamphlet. 

William  W.  Fellows, — Washington  Political  legacy  (book). 

Miss  Ellen  R.  Field — Books  containing  autographs,  (3);  bound  volumes 
old  newspapers  (2). 

Miss  Helen  R.  Fox — First  picture  of  Abraham  Lincoln  sent  to  Bangor 
after  his  nomination  for  president. 

Mrs.  Flora  E.  Haines — University  extension  in  Bangor,  records,  (1), 
pamphlet,  programs,  etc.,  (4). 

Martin  Harrigan — Constitution  of  Eagle  Engine  Company,  No.  3, 
Murray's  English  grammar,  old  farmers'  almanac,  1842-51,  town  reports  of 
Bucksport,  1865-89. 

Miss  Ehza  Holland,  Foxboro,  Mass. — Facsimile  of  autographs  of  the 
original  members  of  the  Society  of  Cincinnati;  map  of  Penobscot 
County. 

Miss  Anna  E.  Jewett — Paper. 

Miss  Ahce  B.  V.  Jones — Paper. 

Charles  F.  Kennedy — Souvenirs,  (5). 

Dr.  William  C.  Mason — Pamphlets  and  souvenirs,  (6). 

Oneida  Historical  Society — Pamphlet. 

James  S.  Rowe — Paper  on  early  settlers. 


Historical  Address  by  Edward  Mitchell  Blanding        45 

Benjamin  B.  Thatcher — Address  of  Edward  Everett  at  Lexington, 
Mass.,  April  19,  1835;  manuscript. 

Miss  Kate  Walker — Pamphlet. 

Royal  Society  of  Canada — Proceedings  and  transactions,  2d  series, 
Vol.  5. 

Hon.  Joseph  Williamson,  Belfast,  Maine — Pamphlet. 

Franklin  A.  Wilson— Pamphlets  (32) 

Mrs.  Sarah  L.  Wing — Pamphlets  and  papers  (7). 

Yale  University — Pamphlets. 

1901 

John  H.  Bacon — 1  book. 

Bangor  Public  Library — 15  books  and  pamphlets. 

Bangor  Theological  Seminary — 2  catalogues. 

Rev.  Seth  Curtis  Beach — 4  books  and  pamptlets. 

Edward  M.  Blanding — 1  book. 

Samuel  L.  Boardman — 1  book. 

Victor  Brett — 1  book. 

Colby  University — 1  catalogue. 

John  L.  Crosby — 2  books. 

Mrs.  Wilson  Crosby — 1  book. 

Mrs.  Mary  H.  Curran — 51  pamphlets  and  papers. 

Gen.  Charles  W.  Darhng — 2  books. 

Edwin  F.  Dillingham — 56  pamphlets  and  books. 

E.  F.  Duren— 18  books. 

Miss  Abbie  N.  Garland — 1  book. 
Miss  Anna  E.  Jewett — 1  book. 
Mrs.  Storer  W.  Jones — 1  book. 
Charles  F.  Kennedy — i  books. 

F.  A.  Landers — 22  books. 

Dr.  William  C.  Mason — 1  book. 

New  York  State  Historical  Assn. — 1  book. 

Mrs.  Charles  W.  Roberts — 1  pamphlet. 

Royal  Society  of  Canada — 1  book. 

Howard  F.  Sawyer — 5  books. 

Prof.  John  S.  Sewall— 1  book. 

Stockholm  Historical  Society — 2  books. 

Miss  Kate  Walker — 1  book. 

Mrs.  Mary  Thurston  Williamson — 22  books. 

Yale  University — 2  catalogues 

H.  G.  Flanders,  East  Hampden — Plan  of  the  old  French  fort  above  Mt. 
Hope  which  was  destroyed  by  the  English  in  1725. 

Marshall  Field,  Chicago — Field  Genealogy;  record  of  all  the  Field  family 
in  America,  whose  ancestors  were  in  the  country  prior  to  1700.  The  de- 
scendants of  the  Fields  in  England,  whose  ancestor,  Harbutus  de  la  Field, 
was  from  Alsace-Lorraine.     2  vols,  by  Frederic  C.  Pierce,  1901. 

Col.  James  B.  Nicholson,  Philadelphia — The  story  of  '65;  History  of 
the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States  during  the  war,  I.  O.  O.  F. 


46  Bangor  Historical  Society 

Royal  Society  of  Canada — Proceedings  and  transactions.  Second 
scries,  Vol.  6. 

Stockholm  Historical  Society,  Stockholm,  Sweden,  Kongl.  Vittcrhets 
Histoire  Antiquitets  Alsademieus  Nanadsblad,  1896-1900. 

1902 

Bangor  and  Aroostook  Railroad — 2  books. 

Bangor  Public  Library — Pamphlets,  papers,  etc.,  90. 

Victor  Brett — 1  book. 

Buffalo  (N.  Y.  )  Historical  Soc— 1  book. 

James  H.  Crosby — 1  book. 

Miss  Mary  Crosby — 2  books. 

Rev.  E.  M.  Cousins — 2  pamphlets. 

Mrs.  Mary  H.  Curran — Pamphlets,  paper  and  curiosities,  46. 

Edwin  F.  Dillingham — Map  of  Boston,  1629,  and  23  pamphlets. 

E.  Freeman  Duren — Pamphlets  and  papers,  48. 

Eastern  Maine  Gen.  Hospital — 1  pamphlet. 

John  B.  Foster— 72  old  letters. 

Frances  Dighton  WilUams  Chapter,  D.  A.  R.— 4  papers. 

Miss  Abbie  N.  Garland — 1  pamphlet. 

Dr.  A.  C.  Hamlin — 1  pamphlet. 

Eliza  W.  E.  Holland — Genealogical  chart  of  the  Holland  family. 

Charles  F.  Kennedy — 3  pamphlets. 

General  Society  of  Majrflower  Descendants — 1  book. 

Nebraska  State  Historical  Soc. — 2  books. 

Brevet  Lieut.  Col.  John  P.  Nicholson,  Philadelphia — 2  books,  6  pamph- 
lets. 

Numismatic  and  Antiquarian  Soc,  Philadelphia — 1  pamphlet. 

Mrs.  Joseph  W.  Porter — Profile  of  Jonathan  Cilley,  cut  in  wood. 

Mrs.  Charles  W.  Roberts — 24  pamphlets. 

Royal  Society  of  Canada. — 1  book. 

Henry  Stoddard  Ruggles,  Boston — Genealogical  chart  of  the  Rugglee 
family. 

WilUam  Otis  Sawtelle — 1  paper. 

Howard  F.  Sawyer — 5  pamphlets. 

Stockholm  (Sweden)  Historical  Soc. — 1  pamphlet. 

George  W.  Thacher,  Boston — Two  certificates  of  stock  in  the  Bangor 
and  Piscataquis  Canal  and  Railroad  Company,  1840. 

Charles  E.  Tilton — 3  papers. 

Miss  Kate  Walker — 1  pamphlet. 

Joseph  Williamson,  Belfast — Engraving  of  Mercantile  Row,  Bangor, 
about  1836. 

Wyoming  Commemorative  Association — 1  pamphlet. 

Yale  University — 1  pamphlet. 

W.  W.  Fellows — 1  Indian  stone  chisel,  1  old  fashioned  coffee  mill,  more 
than  50  years  old. 


Historical  Address  by  Edward  Mitchell  Blanding        47 

1903 

Athene  Club — Hand  book. 

John  H.  Bacon — Catalogue  of  Bangor  Theological  Seminary. 

Bangor  Public  Library — Hymns  and  Psalms  published  in  1826  and  44 
miscellaneous  papers. 

Buffalo  Historical  Society — Publication  of  the  society,  Vol.  6. 

Children's  Home — Annual  Report,  1903. 

Colby  University — Catalogue,  1903. 

Rev.  Charles  W.  Collins,  Portland,  Maine — Acadians  of  Madawaska. 

Congdon,  G.  E.,  Sac  City.  Iowa — Waterman  Year  Book,  1902. 

Rev.  E.  M.  Cousins. — Minutes  of  General  Conference  of  Cong.  Churches 
of  Maine,  etc.,  1903. 

Mrs.  Mary  H,  Curran — 45  Miscellaneous  papers. 

Gen.  Charles  W.  Darling — Transactions  of  the  Oneida  Historical 
Society,  1903. 

Edwin  F.  Dillingham — Sermon  by  Rev.  John  McGaw  Foster,  and  75 
miscellaneous  papers. 

E.  Freeman  Duren  —  Bangor  Daily  Mercury,  1850-1854,  Vols.  7-10. 
Odd  numbers  of  Bangor  Daily  Journal  and  Mercury,  and  38  miscellaneous 
papers. 

Charles  E.  Goodspeed,  Boston,  Mass. — Reproductions  of  engravings  by 
Doolittle  of  Conn.,  illustrating  scenes  in  the  Revolution.  No.  1 — Battle 
of  Lexington,  April  19,  1775;  2 — View  of  the  town  of  Concord;  3 — Engage- 
ment at  the  North  Bridge  in  Concord;  4 — View  of  the  south  part  of  Lexing- 
ton. 

Mrs.  Flora  E.  Haines — Minutes  of  the  Penobscot  Musical  Association, 
1859-1860,  and  16  miscellaneous  papers. 

Mrs.  Storer  W.  Jones. — Invitation  to  dedicatation  of  Central  Church. 

Charles  F.  Kennedy — Entertainment  programs,  etc.,  5. 

Dr.  William  C.  Mason — Invitation  and  exercises  at  dedication  of  court 
house,  etc.,  (3). 

John  M.  Oak — Petition,  1868,  for  new  jail  in  Bangor.  Constitutional 
Convention,  District  of  Maine,  1819-20.  Commission  to  B.  H.  Oak, 
Justice  of  Peace,  1819.  Members  of  Maine  Legislature,  1844.  Plea  for 
newspaper,  State  of  Maine. 

Howard  F.  Sawyer — Advertising  Catalogue. 

Stockholm  Hist.  Society — Two  antiquarian  magazines. 

Lawrence  T.  Smyth — News'  New  Year  address,  with  calendar  for  1903. 

Yale  University — Report,  1903. 

1904 
MelviUe  H.  Andrews — Old  music,  two  vols. 
City  of  Bangor— Annual  Report  1903-1904. 
Bangor  &  Aroostook  R.  R.  Co. — In  the  Maine  Woods. 
Bangor  Children's  Home — Report,  1904,  two  copies. 
Bangor  Daily  Commerical — Carrier's  Address  and  calendar,  1904. 
Bangor  Daily  News — Carrier's  address,  1904. 


48  Bangor  Historical  Society 

Bangor  Public  Library — Report  and  various  papers,  14. 

Bangor  Board  of  Trade — Invitation. 

Bangor  Theological  Seminary — Catalogue. 

Edward  M.  Blanding — The  Industrial  Journal,  Nov.  1904. 

Bowdoin  CoUege — Catalogue  and  reports,  two. 

Mrs.  George  W.  Brown — Records,  minutes  &  papers  of  Penobscot 
Musical  Association  in  two  large  boxes. 

Buffalo  Historical  Soc. — Publications,  7. 

Colby  College— Catalogues,  1903-4. 

George  E.  Congdon,  Sac  City,  la. — Waterman  Year  Book,  1903. 

James  H.  Crosby — People's  Service,  First  Parish  Church,  exercises,  1903- 
4.    Two  sets. 

John  L.  Crosby — 50th  Anniversary  of  Class  of  1853,  Bowdoin  College, 
and  pamphlet.     Two. 

Rev.  Edgar  M.  Cousins,  Thomaston,  Maine — Minutes  General  Con- 
ference Congregational  Churches,  1904. 

Mrs.  Mary  H.  Curran — Photograph  and  19  miscellaneous  papers. 

Mrs.  Daniel  F.  Davis — Magazines  and  pamphlets,  eight. 

Edwin  F.  DiUingham — Sermons  by  Rev.  G.  W.  Field  and  other  papers 
and  pictures,  (12). 

William  W.  Fellows, — Newspapers. 

Mrs.  Flora  E.  Haines — Photograph  of  Trestle  on  Bangor  &  Aroostook 
R.  R.,  and  poem  by  Miss  Duren. 

Eliza  W.  E.  Holland,  Boston — Photograph  of  her  grandfather.  Park 
Holland;  10  note  books  of  Park  Holland,  kept  during  his  survey  of  Maine 
lands;  Diary  of  Benjamin  Marshall,  1803,  and  letter  from  Samuel  Willard 
to  his  parents,  1802. 

Miss  Anna  E.  Jewett — Description  of  the  windows  in  Central  Church. 

Charles  F.  Kennedy — Life  of  Richard  DeBury  and  other  papers  of  the 
DeBurians.    Eight. 

Dr.  William  C.  Mason — Program  of  the  50th  anniversary  of  the  Penob- 
scot Medical  Association,  1904. 

Oklahoma  Historical  Soc. — Papers  about  the  Society.    Two. 

Albert  W.  Paine — Old  almanacs,  (17). 

Miss  Mildred  Patten — Sewing  machine  patented  1852,  which  had  been 
in  the  house  fifty  years  or  more;  and  eight  newspapers. 

Mrs.  Abby  C.  Philbrook — Massachusetts  Register,  1792  and  1816, 
formerly  belonged  to  Governor  Cony. 

Portland  Benevolent  Soc. — Exercises  at  Centennial  of  Society,  1904. 

Mrs.  June  P.  Roberts — Magazines  and  pamphlets,  (3). 

Royal  Society  of  Canada — Proceedings  and  Transactions.  Second 
series,  v.  9. 

Prof.  John  S.  Sewall— Pamphlets,  (4). 

Sweden  Historical  Society — Magazines,  Three. 

Lin  wood  C.  Tyler — Reports  of  Water  Committee  of  Citizens'  League. 

Yale  University — Reports,  1903-4. 


Dr.  Thomas  Upham  Coe,  Treasurer  1881 — 


Historical  Address  by  Edward  Mitchell  Blanding        49 

1905 

Rev.  William  C.  Adams — Historical  address  of  Rev.  G.  W.  Field. 

Athene  Club— Handbooks,  1904-5,  1905-6. 

City  of  Bangor — Annual  Reports,  1904-5. 

Bangor  Daily  Commercial — Carriers'  New  Year's  Address. 

Bangor  Public  Library — Report  of  Bangor  Public  Library;  magazines; 
pamphlets,  etc.  (19). 

Mrs.  James  C.  Buzzell — The  Ariel,  v.  3,  pub.  1829-30  and  other  papers, 
(3). 

Children's  Home— Report,  1905. 

Miss  Elizabeth  L.  Clark — Records  of  Engine  Company,  No.  5. 

James  H.  Crosby — Harvey  Loomis,  sermon  by  Rev.  C.  H.  Cutler; 
Bangor  city  reports,  1849. 

Miss  Mary  Crosby — Records  of  Bangor  Temperance  Association,  v.  2, 
1846. 

Mrs.  Mary  H.  Curran — Maine  Music  Festival  souvenir  programs,  1897, 
1901, 1903;  photographs  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Isaac  Whitman  and  Mrs.  Mary 
Morison  (Mrs.  S.  B.  Morison);  old  Farmers'  almanac,  1904,  and  other 
papers,  (23). 

Edwin  F.  Dillingham — Magazines,  pamphlets  and  miscellaneous  papers, 
(57). 

William  W.  Fellows — Genealogical  register  of  the  first  settlers  of  New 
England,  by  Farmer. 

Charles  P.  Field— Receipts  from  Bangor  Postoffice,  1836,  1843. 

John  B.  Foster— Bangor  Weekly  Register,  Nov.  16, 1816. 

Mrs.  Flora  E.  Haines — Manuscript — The  Abnakis  and  their  raid  in  1694. 

Fred  A.  Jordan — Magazines  and  papers,  (25). 

Charles  F.  Kennedy— The  De  Burians,  1904-5;  Oracle,  Dec.  1904. 

Dr.  Wm.  C.  Mason — Bangor  General  Hospital  and  Eastern  Maine 
General  Hospital,  by-laws;  Bangor  Humane  Society,  reports;  Mt.  Hope 
Cemetery  Corporation,  charter,  etc.;  Poem  by  Charles  P.  Roberts;  Ser- 
mons by  Revs.  J.  H.  Allen,  C.  C.  Everett,  F.  H.  Hedge,  etc.;  Tarratine 
Club  Handbooks,  1894,  1901,  1904;  Unity  Club,  articles  of  organization 
and  other  papers;  miscellaneous  papers,  (43). 

Member  Norombega  Club — Handbook,  1903-4. 

Oklahoma  Historical  Society — Constitution. 

Oneida  Historical  Society — Biographical  sketch  of  Gen.  Charles  W. 
Darling;  Yearbook,  1905  (2  copies),  3. 

Albert  W.  Paine — Genealogy,  Ipswich  branch;  Territorial  history  of 
Bangor  and  vicinity;  Charters  and  By-laws — Penobscot  Boom  Corpora- 
tion, Penobscot  Log  Driving  Company,  Bangor  and  Piscataquis  Canal 
and  R.  R.  Co.;  Bangor,  Old  Town  and  Milford  R.  R.  Co.,  Old  Town  and 
Lincoln  R.  R.  Co.,  Marine  Insurance  Co.,  Merchants'  Mutual  Marine 
Insurance  Co.,  Life  of  Brig.  Gen.  Samuel  Waldo;  and  other  papers,  (30). 

Miss  Annie  M.  Pease — Handbook  of  the  Nineteenth  Century  Club, 
1904-5. 


50  Bangor  Historical  Society 

Royal  Society  of  Canada — Proceedings  and  transaction,  Second  series, 
Vol.  10,  pts.  1-2. 

Minutes  of  the  General  Conference  of  the  Congregational  Churches  in 
Maine,  and  the  Maine  Missionary  Soc,  1905. 

J.  E.  Bennoch,  Orono — Compass  of  Park  Holland. 

John  B.  Foster — Constitution  of  the  Bangor  Rifle  Corps,  adopted  May 
8,  1835,  Revised  June  12,  1840,  with  the  company  roll  Jime,  1840-58, 
Mr.  Foster  being  the  only  Uving  member  in  1905. 

1906 

City  of  Bangor — Annual  reports. 

Bangor  &  Aroostook  R.  R.  Co. — In  the  Maine  Woods,  1905-6,  (3). 

Bangor  High  School — Catalogue,  1906-7. 

Bangor  PubUc  Library — Annual  report,  1905;  Bangor  Sunday  Re- 
publican (18);  Fac-simile  Jefferson's  original  draft  Declaration  of  Inde- 
pendence and  other  papers,  (34). 

Bangor  Theological  Seminary — Catalogue  1905-6. 

Edward  M.  Blanding,  "Bangor,  Maine — Interesting  Facts  Briefly  Told." 
(4). 

Dr.  Langdon  S.  Chilcott — Regulations  for  the  order  and  discipline  of 
the  troops  of  the  United  States,  1794. 

Children's  Home — Annual  Report,  1905. 

Rev.  E.  M.  Cousins — Minutes  of  the  General  Conference  of  the  Congre- 
gational Churches  of  Maine,  1905. 

James  H.  Crosby — First  Parish  Church  programs,  Dec.  23,  1906. 

Mrs.  Mary  H.  Curran — Programs  and  other  papers,  (17). 

Edwin  F.  Dillingham — Magazines,  pamphlets,  and  miscellaneous 
papers,  (48). 

E.  Freeman  Duren — Church  programs  and  other  papers,  (27). 

Miss  Abbie  N.  Garland — Symphony  concert  papers  in  scrapbook. 

Mrs.  Flora  E.  Haines — Framed  picture  of  Governor  and  Council  of 
Maine,  1864;  Picture  of  Lieut.  G.  H.  Ruggles,  and  papers  concerning  him; 
Photograph  of  Hon.  A.  D.  Manson;  Newspapers  and  other  papers,  (73). 

Fred  A.  Jordan — Magazines  and  papers,  (8). 

Miss  Anna  E.  Jewett — Maine  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs;  program 
of  proceedings  in  Bangor. 

Dr.  William  C.  Mason — Carriers'  Addresses,  programs  and  invitations, 
(12). 

Merrill  Trust  Co. — Calendar  for  1906  with  engraving  of  Bangor. 

Niben  Club— Handbook,  1906. 

Norombega  Club— Handbook,  1906-1907. 

Albert  W.  Paine — Raih-oad  reports  and  other  papers,  (13). 

Miss  Annie  M.  Pease — First  Baptist  Church  Calendar,  1907;  Nineteenth 
Century  Club  handbooks,  1902-1907,  (6). 

Ralph  P.  Plaisted — Annual  reports  of  City  of  Bangor,  1905-6. 

Royal  Society  of  Canada— Proceedings  and  Transactions,  Second  series, 
vol.  11. 


Historical  Address  by  Edward  Mitchell  Blanding        51 

T.  H.  Smith,  Chicago,  (formerly  of  Bangor!)— Boys'  High  School  (Ban- 
gor) exhibitions,  1863-1864  programs;  European  and  North  American 
R.  R.  time-table,  1873;  Passes  on  steamers  of  Sanford  Line  and  Bangor, 
Old  Town  and  Milford  R.  R.,  (5). 

Stockholm  Historical  Society — Antiquarian  Magazines,  (6). 

Yale  University — Report,  1906. 

1907 

Hon.  Fred  Atwood,  Winterport — Copy  of  enrollment  lists,  town  of 
Winterport,  Nov.  28,  1863.  Printed  in  the  Repubhcan  Journal,  Oct.  31, 
1907. 

City  of  Bangor — Annual  reports,  1906-7. 

Bangor  &  Aroostook  R.  R.  Co. — Maine  Woods,  1907. 

Bangor  Public  Library — Annual  report,  1906-7.  In  Memoriam — Cyrus 
Hamlin,  missionary.  Lectures  on  Christianity,  by  Prof.  Enoch  Pond, 
and  other  papers,  (16). 

Bangor  Theological  Seminary — Catalogue,  1907. 

Burrows  Brothers,  Cleveland,  Ohio — Avery's  History  of  the  United 
States,  Vols.  1-3. 

Children's  Home — Annual  report,  1906. 

James  H.  Crosby — First  Parish  Church  programme.  Good  Friday, 
March29, 1907,  (2). 

Mrs.  Mary  H.  Curran — Programmes,  circulars  and  other  papers,  (17). 

Edwin  F.  Dillingham — Magazines,  pamphlets,  and  miscellaneous  papers, 
(67). 

E.  Freeman  Duren — Hammond  Street  Church  papers,  (64). 

Miss  Sarah  E.  Ellison,  West  Brooksville,  Me. — Catalogue  of  the  Girls' 
High  School,  Bangor,  1860-1865. 

Mrs.  Flora  E.  Haines — List  of  officers,  1st  Maine  Heavy  artillery,  killed 
and  wounded,  1864.  Soldier's  memorial,  Co.  F.  1st  Me.  Heavy  Artillery, 
with  newspaper  clippings.  Photographs  of  Campmeeting  John  Allen  and 
Governor  Robie,  and  other  papers,  (16). 

Martin  Harrigan — Photograph  of  Mayor,  Board  of  Aldermen,  and 
City  Clerk,  1860-1  (Bangor). 

Fred  A.  Jordan— Blue  Book,  U.  of  M. 

•Dr.  Wilham  C.  Mason — Blackwood's  Edinburgh  Magazine,  April, 
1822.  Memorial  Capt.  Francis  W.  Sabine,  Bangor  directory,  1897-1898. 
Tarratine  Club  handbook  1900.  Thanksgiving  menu,  "The  Lowder," 
1906,  (5). 

Oneida  Historical  Society — Obituary  notice  of  General  Charles  W. 
Darling. 

Albert  W.  Paine— Lease,  1903. 

Miss  Annie  M.  Pease — Handbook  Nineteenth  Century  Club,  1907-8. 
Photograph  of  Roger  S.  Howard,  once  principal  of  Bangor  High  School. 

State  of  Pennsylvania — Invitation  to  Bangor  Historical  Society  to 
attend  the  Memorial  services,  etc.,  of  James  Wilson  (signer  of  the  Declara- 
tion of  Independence). 


52  Bangor  Historical  Society 

Royal  Society  of  Canada — Proceedings  and  transactions,  Second  series 
vols.  6  and  12,  pt.  1. 

Prof.  John  S.  Sewall — Our  Thompson  family  in  Maine,  New  Hampshire 
and  the  West. 

Stockholm  Historical  Society — Antiquarian  books,  (2). 

Annie  E.  Wayland — Graduating  exercises  of  Bangor  High  School, 
June  22,  1907;  programmes,  (2). 

Franklin  A.  Wilson — Addresses  of  J.  Wingate  Carr,  as  Mayor,  1839 
and  1840.  Commission  of  J.  W.  Carr,  as  Captain,  April  17,  1817,  from 
Gov.  Brooks  of  Mass.  Commission  of  J.  W.  Carr  as  Major  4th  Regiment 
Infantry,  July  3,  1821.  Report  of  Mayor  Carr  to  City  Council  on  Gun 
House  lot,  Oct.  22,  1839.  Mayor's  addresses  of  Edward  Kent,  1836  and 
1837,  also  of  Rufus  Dwinel,  1838.  Circular  from  Selectmen  of  Boston  to 
Selectmen  of  Bangor,  1808,  and  reply.  Map  of  representative  district  of 
Penobscot  County,  1831.  Resolves  of  General  Court  of  Massachusetts, 
1792,  and  other  papers,  (53). 

Mrs.  F.  A.  Wilson — Bangor  directory,  1895-6.  Memorial  addresses  on 
hfe  of  James  G.  Blaine.    Mem.  addresses  on  life  of  Seth  L.  Milliken. 

1908 

Hon.  Fred  Atwood,  Winterport — Flag  used  during  presidential  campaign 
of  Grant  and  Wilson. 

Bangor  PubUc  Library — Report  and  other  papers,  (17). 

Bangor  School  Department — Programs  of  graduating  exercises  Bangor 
High  School  (3). 

Charles  E.  Bliss — Old  $5  bill  on  Agricultural  Bank,  Brewer. 

Victor  Brett — Bangor  City  reports,  1907-8. 

Burrows  Bros.,  Cleveland,  Ohio — Avery's  History  of  the  United  States, 
V.4. 

Children's  Home— Report,  1908. 

Mrs.  Mary  H.  Curran — Old  Farmer's  Almanac  and  poems  (13). 

De  Witt  Historical  Society,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. — Rulloff,  criminal  and  phil- 
ologist. 

Edwin  F.  Dillingham — Magazines  and  pamphlets,  (22). 

Elnathan  Freeman  Duren — Church  calendar,  etc.,  (4). 

Miss  Sarah  Elizabeth  ElUson — Pack  of  patriotic  playing  cards  used 
during  Civil  War. 

Mrs.  Flora  E.  Hinckley  Haines — Poem  and  other  papers,  (3). 

N.  S.  Harlow — Pamphlet. 

Miss  Ehzabeth  W.  E.  Holland — Programs,  etc. 

Fred  A.  Jordan — Books  and  magazines,  (35). 

Nathaniel  Lord — Photograph  of  one  of  the  locomotives  used  on  the  first 
raihoad  to  Old  Town,  1836. 

Charles  McCurdy — Newspapers  pubhshed  by  the  Bangor  High  School, 
1886-1891,  (15). 

Miss  Carrie  H.  Mayberry — Program. 

Prof.  Lucius  H.  Merrill — Book  printed  by  P.  Edes. 


Historical  Address  by  Edward  Mitchell  Blanding        53 

Miss  L.  W.  Roberts — Exercises  of  City  High  School  Exhibition,  framed, 
about  1838.  Among  the  pupils  were  Donald  McRuer,  A.  H.  Roberts, 
Charles  P.  Roberts,  (afterwards  superintendent  of  schools),  I.  W.  Norcross, 
T.  J.  Stewart  and  S.  D.  Thurston. 

Royal  Society  of  Canada — Proceedings,  3  v. 

Edward  and  I.  K.  Stetson — Program,  1869. 

Stephen  Thurston,  Family  of  Searsport,  1  doc. 

Dr.  WilUam  C.  Mason,  1  doc. 

1909 

Bangor  PubUc  Library— Memorial  of  Rev.  George  B.  Little.  Report  of 
the  Library,  1908;  magazines  and  miscellaneous  papers,  (29). 

Bangor  Theological  Seminary — Catalogue,  1909-1910. 

Victor  Brett — City  of  Bangor,  annual  reports  and  other  papers. 

Burrows  Bros.,  Cleveland,  Ohio — Avery's  History  of  the  United  States, 
vols.  5-6. 

Children's  Home,  Bangor — Reports. 

Rev.  E.  M.  Cousins — General  Conference  of  Maine  Congregational 
Churches;  minutes,  1909. 

Mrs.  Mary  H.  Curran — Programmes  and  other  papers,  (5). 

Edwin  F.  Dillingham — Pamphlets  and  miscellaneous  papers,  (77). 

Elnathan  Freeman  Duren — Hammond  street  church  papers,  programs, 
etc.,  (69). 

Henry  N.  Fairbanks — ^Towle  Academy  Reunion,  Winthrop,  Me. 

Mrs.  Floral  E.  Hinckley  Haines — Photograph  of  Theodore  Paine,Cata- 
logue  of  Girls'  High  School,  Bangor,  1854-5,  and  other  papers,  (11). 

Gen.  Charles  HamUn — Hannibal  Hamlin  in  commemoration  of  the 
100th  anniversary  of  his  birth,  Paris,  Me.,  Aug.  27, 1909. 

Mrs.  N.  Sparhawk  Harlow — Manuscript  paper,  addresses,  etc.,  of  Ban- 
gor Centennial,  1869.  Mihtary  commission  to  N.  S.  Harlow,  Letter  from 
David  Worcester  (former  principal  of  Boys'  High  School,  Bangor),  with 
hst  of  pupils;  catalogue  of  Girls'  High  School,  and  other  papers;  Pressed 
flowers,  etc.,  (12). 

Walter  L.  Hubbard — Maine  Baptist  Anniversaries,  (4). 

Maine  Library  Association  Meetings. 

Royal  Society  of  Canada — Proceedings,  1908. 

Stockholm  Antiquarian  Society — Magazines,  (2). 

Hugh  Thompson — Program. 

Typographic  Library  and  Museum,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. — Photograph  of 
the  printing  press  brought  to  Bangor  by  Peter  Edes,  1815,  and  upon  which 
the  early  Bangor  newspapers  were  printed.  The  press  at  the  time  of  the 
fire  belonged  to  the  Bangor  Mechanic  Association  and  the  photograph  was 
taken  by  a  Bangor  photographer  in  the  rooms  of  the  Bangor  Public  Library 
on  the  request  of  the  Typographic  Library  and  Museum. 

Unknown — American  Gazetteer,  2  vols. 

Rev.  Charles  Whittier— Books  pubUshed  1784-1829,  7  vols. 

Franklin  A.  Wilson— Peters'  banquet,  1900. 


54  Bangor  Historical  Society 

1910 

City  of  Bangor — Annual  Reports. 

Bangor  and  Aroostook  R.  R.  Co. — Maine  Woods. 

Bangor  Public  Library — Annual  reports,  programs,  handbooks,  etc.,  (40). 

Bangor  School  Department — Graduating  exercises  Bangor  High  School, 
1910,  programs. 

Bangor  Theological  Seminary — Catalogue. 

Edward  M.  Blanding — The  Industrial  Journal  and  booklets  on  Bangor, 
(3). 

Children's  Home — ^Annual  reports  1910. 

Mrs.  Mary  H.  Curran — Programs,  etc.,  (7). 

Edwin  F.  Dillingham — Reports,  magazines,  etc.,  (75). 

E.  F.  Duren — Hammond  Street  Church  papers,  etc.,  (8). 

Mrs.  Fannie  Hardy  Eckstorm,  Brewer — Interesting  notes  on  the  Rose 
family  who  settled  near  the  Water  Works  in  1771. 

J.  Augustus  Emery — Illuminated  book.    Parables  of  our  Lord. 

Manly  Hardy,  Brewer — Letter  about  pottery  found  in  old  Indian 
camping  grounds  in  Maine. 

Mrs.  Flora  E.  Haines — Maine  Music  Festival  souvenirs,  (12);  Other 
magazines  and  papers,  (98). 

Walter  L.  Hubbard — History  of  the  First  Baptist  Church,  by  Rev.  A. 
K.  P.  Small;  anniversary,  1868. 

James  H.  Kane — Newspaper. 

Mrs.  Henry  McLaughlin — Constitution  of  Woman's  Friend  Society, 
also  Records  of  the  Society,  1868-1873. 

Dr.  WilUam  C.  Mason — Maine  Woods,  1910,  papers  and  programs,  (7). 

Oneida  Historical  Society — Year  Book. 

Oregon  Historical  Society— Proceedings  on  the  50th  anniversary  of  ad- 
mission of  Oregon  as  State. 

Miss  Annie  M.  Pease — Nineteenth  Century  Club  handbook. 

Charles  P.  Roberts,  Boston — Letter  on  early  Bangor. 

Royal  Society  of  Canada — Proceedings  and  transactions. 

Prof.  John  S.  Sewall — Address  on  Maj.-Gen.  O.  O.  Howard,  Edgar  D. 
Achom;  Memoir  of  Daniel  R.  Goodwin,  D.  D.;  Commemorative  services 
on  100th  anniversary  of  Lincoln's  birthday,  Atlanta,  Ga.;  Maine,  her 
place  in  history.  Gen.  J.  L.  Chamberlain;  Memorial  of  Alpheus  Spring 
Packard;  Northmen  in  Maine,  Rev.  B.  F.  DeCosta;  Sinnett  genealogy. 
Rev.  C.  N.  Sinnett,  Carthage,  S.  D. 

Stockholm  Historical  Society — Magazine. 

Mrs.  Harriett  Warren — Weekly  Junior  Register,  pubhshed  at  FrankUn, 
Louisiana,  during  the  Civil  War,  They  were  printed  on  the  back  of  wall 
paper. 

Mrs.  Charles  H.  Wood — Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution;  State 
and  chapter  hand-books,  (9) ;  The  Penobscots,  Paper  on  Old  Town  Indians 
in  the  Revolution,  written  for  the  meeting  of  the  State  Council,  D.  A.  R.; 
Paper  on  Indians  in  the  Revolution,  by  Nathan  Goold. 


Historical  Address  by  Edward  Mitchell  Blanding         55 

Unknown — Constitution  Americaine  et  ses  amendments,  par  Louis 
Vossion,  avec  une  prefac  par  Joseph  Cbailley.  Published  1889,  presented 
through  the  Smithsonian  Institution. 

A.  P.  Chick — Piece  of  Indian  pottery  found  undergroimd  at  Millinocket 
on  the  site  af  an  old  Indian  camping-ground. 

MEETING  PLACES 

As  already  stated  earlier  in  this  sketch,  the  Bangor  His- 
torical Society  had  its  initial  meeting  in  the  Aldermen's  room 
at  City  Hall,  but  this  was  not  the  city  hall  with  which  the 
present  generation  is  familiar,  but  the  wooden  building  which 
stood  on  its  site  and  which  was  removed  a  score  of  years  ago  to 
the  vicinity  of  Court  street  where  it  is  now  utilized  as  an 
armory.  This  historic  building  has  had  a  career  of  over  a 
century  and  originally  faced  West  Market  Square,  but  in  1849 
was  changed  about,  extensively  remodelled  and  a  basement 
put  underneath,  the  completion  of  the  remodelling  being  cele- 
brated by  a  big  meeting.  It  was  one  hundred  years  ago  the 
present  year  that  the  British  troops  came  to  Bangor  after  the 
affray  in  Hampden  and  converted  this  same  historic  building 
into  barracks. 

The  Bangor  Historical  Society  held  its  meeting  for  election 
of  officers  and  adoption  of  the  constitution  in  the  probate  room 
at  the  Court  House,  but  this  was  not  the  present  court  house  but 
the  brick  building  standing  on  its  site,  and  while  there  have 
been  other  places  of  meeting,  the  Society  for  many  years  and 
up  to  the  time  of  Bangor's  conflagration  met  generally  in  the 
trustees'  room  in  the  Bangor  Public  Library.  Since  the  big 
fire  we  have  held  several  meetings  in  the  rooms  of  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce  at  City  Hall,  but  our  annual  meeting  in  January 
of  the  present  year  took  place  in  the  beautiful  lecture  hall  of 
Bangor's  new  Public  Library  where  we  are  now  assembled. 
The  transition  from  the  small  and  crowded  quarters  in  Ken- 
duskeag  Block  to  the  handsome  and  spacious  edifice  in  which 
the  Bangor  Public  Library  is  now  established  is  indeed  remark- 
able. Among  the  valued  treasures  destroyed  in  the  fire  which 
wiped  out  the  Public  Library  were  the  plans  for  Bangor's 
first  library  building.  The  Bangor  Mechanic  Association  on 
June  12,  1835,  voted  to  build,  accepted  the  lot  recommended 
bv  the  committee  at  the  comer  of  Harlow  and  Central  streets 


56  Bangor  Historical  Society 

where  now  is  the  stately  Graham  building  and  voted  to  accept 
the  plans  drawn  by  the  Association's  secretary,  C.  G.  Bryant, 
who  was  an  architect  by  profession,  the  building  to  be  erected 
under  the  direction  of  the  trustees  of  the  permanent  fund. 

Benj.  G.  Campbell,  C.  G.  Bryant  and  William  R.  Elliott 
were  appointed  a  committee  to  obtain  subscribers  to  the  shares 
in  the  permanent  fund.  This  was  in  the  second  year  of  Bangor 
as  a  city  and  because  of  a  widespread  financial  crisis  the  neces- 
sary funds  were  not  forthcoming.  The  plans  were  exceptional- 
ly ambitious  for  those  days  and  called  for  a  large  and  pre- 
tentious building  to  be  more  than  a  library  and  to  be  known 
as  Mechanics'  Exchange.  It  was  my  privilege  a  few  weeks 
prior  to  the  great  fire  to  make  copies  of  the  specifications  and 
details  and  now  that  the  original  plans  are  gone  I  am  the  sole 
possessor  of  any  data  that  will  shed  information  on  this  in- 
teresting project.  This  was  in  1835,  and  more  than  three 
quarters  of  a  century  was  destined  to  elapse  before  the  erection 
of  a  library  building  was  commenced,  and  though  Bangoreans 
have  waited  long,  if  not  patiently,  it  is  a  satisfaction  to  know 
that  we  now  have  one  of  the  finest  and  best  library  buildings 
in  all  the  broad  land. 

IN  OUR  NEW  HOME 

The  relations  between  the  Public  Library  and  the  Historical 
Society  have  through  all  these  years  been  exceedingly  intimate, 
and  through  the  courtesy  of  the  Board  of  Managers  accommo- 
dations have  been  provided  on  the  second  floor  of  the  south 
wing  of  the  library  building.  Since  the  conflagration,  through 
the  kindness  of  friends,  many  interesting  contributions  have 
been  received  and  we  already  have  a  collection  of  much  value 
and  merit.  Prominent  among  recent  donations  is  a  most 
interesting  and  valuable  collection  of  specimens  secured  by 
Prof.  Warren  K.  Moorehead  during  his  archaeological  researches 
in  Maine.  The  Professor  appreciates  that  the  Bangor  His- 
torical Society  had  a  very  choice  array  of  Indian  relics  which 
were  destroyed  in  the  fire,  and  his  kindness  in  thus  remember- 
ing the  Bangor  Historical  Society  is  greatly  appreciated. 
Orders  have  been  placed  by  our  Treasurer,  Dr.  Thomas  Upham 
Coe,  for  two  large  and  handsome  cabinets  of  the  latest  and  most 


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Historical  Address  by  Edward  Mitchell  Blanding        57 

approved  type,  and  these  will  be  supplied  as  soon  as  manu- 
factured by  the  Library  Bureau,  the  same  parties  who  pro- 
vided the  furnishings  for  the  Bangor  Public  Library.  The 
Bangor  Historical  Society,  therefore,  enters  upon  the  second 
half  of  its  century  with  bright  prospects  for  the  future. 

IN  CONCLUSION 

In  bringing  to  a  close  this  somewhat  extended  sketch  I  will 
quote  words  that  are  as  applicable  today  as  when  they  were 
given  in  an  address  by  Judge  Godfrey  during  his  administration 
as  President  of  the  Bangor  Historical  Society; 

^'There  will  be  a  time  when  the  more  important  events  trans- 
piring in  Bangor  and  the  region  roundabout  will  be  of  great 
interest.  It  will  be  better  for  history  that  these  events  should 
go  to  the  future  as  they  are,  rather  than  tinged  with  the  color- 
ings of  tradition.  A  great  proportion  of  what  is  termed  history 
has  the  reputation  of  being  imreliable.  How  often  we  are  told 
that  men  embalmed  in  our  memories  as  heroes  are  myths,  and 
that  others  whose  names  are  buried  beneath  calumnies  and 
vituperations  had  many  commendable  qualities.  If  the 
veracious  writers  of  their  day  had  taken  a  little  thought  for  the 
future  the  world  would  now  have  been  rejoicing  in  the  truth 
instead  of  living  in  doubt.  The  observers  among  us  can  collect 
materials  for  a  history  quite  as  interesting  as  a  traditional  one 
would  be,  and  far  more  useful  because  reliable.  It  is  to  be 
hoped  that  every  one  in  possession  of  a  fact  relative  to  our 
city  or  county  worthy  of  preservation  will  make  a  record  of  it 
and  put  it  in  possession  of  this  society  for  preservation  and 
future  use." 


PERSONAL  REMINISCENCES 

ELNATHAN  FREEMAN  DUREN,  Secretary  1864-1902 


To  the  Members  of  the  Bangor  Historical  Society, 
Friends: 

Your  Secretary  has  asked  me  to  give  some  personal  reminis- 
cences of  the  early  days  and  early  members  of  the  Society.  I 
am  not  sure  that  I  can  add  anything  of  interest  to  his  full  and 
valuable  paper  but  I  can  say  that  I  knew  all  the  early  members 
and  with  some  of  them  enjoyed  close  and  hfelong  friendship. 
I  have  been  acquainted  with  most  of  the  past  and  present 
membership,  numbering  nearly  three  hundred  and  fifty. 

It  was  a  notable  group  of  men,  who  amid  the  strain  and 
stress  of  war  time  banded  together  for  the  important  work  of 
increasing  interest  in  local  history  and  preserving  material  for 
its  study.  One  of  the  chief  movers  in  the  undertaking  was  Hon. 
John  E.  Godfrey,  for  many  years  the  efficient  Judge  of  Probate, 
a  man  of  integrity  and  of  genial  disposition,  a  lover  of  nature, 
as  shown  in  the  laying  out  of  his  beautiful  estate  on  the  banks 
of  the  Kenduskeag,  a  man  intimately  acquainted  with  the 
history  of  Bangor  and  Penobscot  County.  Several  of  the  early 
meetings  of  the  Historical  Society  were  held  in  Judge  Godfrey's 
office  in  the  old  courthouse,  and  he  contributed  valuable  ad- 
dresses on  subjects  of  local  history.  He  was  at  first  chairman 
of  the  Executive  Committee,  and  from  1873  to  his  sudden 
death  in  1884,  President  of  the  Society. 

Closely  connected  with  Judge  Godfrey  in  the  formation  of 
the  Society  was  Hon.  Elijah  L.  Hamlin,  who  was  elected  its 
first  President  and  held  that  office  till  his  death  in  1872.  He 
was  a  brother  of  Hon.  Hannibal  Hamlin.  He  and  his  son, 
Dr.  Augustus  C.  Hamlin,  afterwards  a  prominent  member  of 
the  Executive  Committee,  were  much  interested  in  local  his- 
tory and  in  this  Society  and  made  valuable  contributions, 
among  them  Indian  relics,  utensils,  and  stone  weapons  of 
offense  and  defense. 


60  Bangor  Historical  Society 

Of  the  twenty-two  men  who  appear  as  charter  members  of 
the  Historical  Society,  four  were  at  different  times  mayors  of 
the  city;  George  W.  Pickering,  Samuel  H.  Dale,  who  died  in 
office  in  1871,  Isaiah  Stetson  and  Joseph  S.  Wheelwright. 
Six  were  clergymen;  Geo  ge  W.  Field,  who  made  the  pubit 
of  Central  Church  such  a  power  and  brought  world-famous 
lecturers  here  for  the  benefit  of  the  whole  city;  Amory  Battles, 
for  many  years  the  beloved  pastor  of  the  Universalist  Church; 
Charles  Carroll  Everett,  pastor  of  the  Unitarian  Church  and 
afterwards  Professor  of  Theology  and  Dean  of  the  Harvard 
Divinity  School;  Benjamin  F.  Tefft,  a  Methodist  clergyman; 
Daniel  S.  Talcott;  and  Samuel  Harris  of  Bangor  Seminary, 
the  first  of  a  long  line  of  professors  who  have  been  helpful 
members  of  this  Society.  Dr.  Harris  was  noted,  not  only  for 
his  literary  ability,  but  for  the  zeal  and  patriotism  with  which 
in  that  war  time  he  championed  the  cause  of  freedom  and 
union.  He  was  the  first  corresponding  secretary  of  the  Society, 
and  from  that  day  to  this  that  office  has  been  held  by  professors 
of  the  Seminary,  the  successors  of  Professor  Harris  being  John 
R.  Herrick,  D.  D.,  William  M.  Barbour,  D.  D.,  John  S.  Sewall, 
D.  D.,  and  Professor  Calvin  M.  Clark.  The  benignant  presence 
and  graceful  pen  of  Professor  Sewall  adorned  the  office  for  many 
years.  While  he  was  secretary  a  number  of  books  were  re- 
ceived from  the  Swedish  government  which  proved  of  great 
interest  to  members  of  the  colony  at  New  Sweden  and  to  others 
of  that  nationality.  Most  of  the  ministers  of  the  city  have  been 
members  of  the  Society. 

Of  the  charter  members,  three  were  physicians;  John  Mason, 
father  of  Dr.  William  C.  Mason,  both  father  and  son  being 
prominent  members  and  on  the  Executive  Committee,  James 
C.  Weston,  and  Edward  M.  Field,  both  actively  interested  and 
members  of  the  Executive  Committee.  Joseph  Bartlett,  one 
of  the  twenty-two,  was  editor  of  The  Jeffersonian,  a  weekly 
newspaper  published  in  this  city.  Noah  S.  Harlow,  a  promi- 
nent druggist,  was  for  many  years  Librarian  and  Cabinet 
Keeper  of  the  Society  until  his  death  in  1909.  The  cabinet 
contained  many  treasures  which  were  lost  in  the  fire  of  1911. 

Albert  W.  Paine,  who  was  in  later  years  chairman  of  the 
Executive  Committee,  spent  a  long  life  in  the  practice  of  law. 


Address  by  Elnathan  Freeman  Duren  61 

He  was  an  example  of  the  simple  life,  devoted  to  his  home, 
fond  of  work  in  his  fine  garden,  familiar  with  local  history  and 
often  consulted  on  different  points,  prominent  in  the  Mount 
Hope  Cemetery  Corporation,  and  author  of  a  book  on  the 
history  of  Mount  Hope.  He  regarded  as  the  achievement  of 
his  life  the  obtaining  of  a  law  by  which  an  accused  person  might 
testify  in  his  own  behalf.  This  law,  first  passed  in  Maine,  has 
now  been  adopted  generally  in  this  and  other  countries.  Mr. 
Paine  passed  away  in  1907  at  the  age  of  ninety-five. 

Only  two  of  the  twenty-two  charter  members  are  now  living, 
Charles  S.  Fellows,  now  of  Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  and  myself. 
I  was  chosen  Recording  Secretary  at  the  beginning  and  served 
till  1902,  when  failure  of  sight  compelled  my  resignation. 

At  the  meeting  of  May  3,  1864,  when  the  constitution  was 
adopted,  Hon.  Hannibal  Hamlin,  then  Vice  President  of  the 
United  States,  was  elected  a  member.  He  was  greatly  interest- 
ed in  the  Society  and  became  its  president  in  1885,  succeeding 
Judge  Godfrey.  He  continued  in  office  till  his  sudden  death, 
July  4,  1891.  The  Society  attended  in  a  body  his  funeral  in 
the  Unitarian  Church.  Bangor  and  Maine  are  proud  of  Mr. 
Hamlin's  noble  character  and  of  the  service  he  rendered  to  his 
country  and  the  cause  of  freedom  and  right.  He  was  a  plain 
man  of  the  people,  and  when  at  home  loved  to  go  out  to  his 
farm  and  take  care  of  his  garden.  His  son.  General  Charles 
Hamlin,  presented  the  Bangor  Historical  Society  with  a  seal, 
with  which  its  papers  were  stamped.  Hon.  Hannibal 
Hamlin  provided  that  the  Bangor  Historical  Magazine  pub- 
lished by  Hon.  J.  W.  Porter  should  be  sent  to  the  historical 
societies  corresponding  with  ours.  This  magazine,  published 
from  1885  to  1895,  contained  biographical  notices  of  Maine 
people  and  articles  regarding  Maine  History.  Colonel  Porter 
was  a  member  of  this  Society  till  his  death  in  1901. 

At  the  meeting  at  which  the  constitution  was  adopted,  other 
members  elected  were  Rev.  Enoch  Pond,  D.  D.,  who  has  been 
called  the  father  of  Bangor  Seminary,  Rev.  Daniel  Goodwin, 
and  George  A.  Thatcher.  Mr.  Thatcher  was  the  first  Librarian 
of  the  Society  and  later  its  Vice  President.  Often  in  the  meet- 
ings he  gave  reminiscences  of  the  early  history  of  Bangor  and  of 
General  Knox  of  Thomaston,  with  whose  family  he  was  ac- 


62  Bangor  Historical  Society 

quainted.  He  also  presented  several  volumes  of  historic 
interest. 

A  noted  member  elected  in  1867  was  Manly  Hardy  of  Brewer, 
who  knew  much  about  local  history  and  frequently  brought  to 
the  meetings  interesting  accounts  of  his  researches.  He  had 
a  fine  collection  of  natural  history  specimens  at  his  home.  Of 
the  later  members,  Hon.  Edward  B.  Nealley,  President  from 
1893  to  1905,  Captain  Henry  N.  Fairbanks,  who  many  times 
added  greatly  to  the  interest  of  the  meetings,  and  of  the  many 
others  whom  you  knew  as  I  did,  I  will  not  speak  in  detail. 

In  closing,  I  wish  to  express  my  high  regard  for  the  present 
President,  Hon.  Henry  Lord,  who  has  done  so  much  for  the 
good  of  the  Society,  for  the  diligent  and  efficient  Secretary, 
Edward  M.  Blanding,  the  Treasurer,  Dr.  Thomas  U.  Coe, 
who  has  served  in  that  office  thirty-three  years,  and  the  other 
officers.  We  all  appreciate  the  valuable  and  painstaking  work 
of  Mrs.  Mary  H.  Curran,  my  successor  as  Recording  Secretary 
and  at  present  Librarian  and  Custodian,  and  who  has  made  a 
careful  and  accurate  catalogue  of  the  books  and  other  articles 
of  the  Society  and  arranged  much  historical  material  in  scrap- 
books. 

I  desire  to  express  my  best  wishes  for  the  future  of  the  Society 
and  the  hope  that  in  its  new  fireproof  home  treasures  will  be 
gathered,  which  shall  not  meet  the  fate  of  those  destroyed  in 
1911,  but  shall  serve  the  cause  of  history  for  many  years  to  come. 

Your  friend  and  fellow-member. 


ADDRESS 

by 

CHARLES  S.  FEIXOWS,  Elected  Secretary  April  8.  1864 


Mr,  President  and  Members  Bangor  Historical  Society: 

At  this  50th  anniversary  I  will  speak  in  regard  to  the  influence 
of  Maine  people  in  the  West,  and  will  endeavor  to  impress  up- 
on you  the  fact  that  the  West,  Minnesota  and  Minneapolis 
especially,  are  indebted  to  Bangor  and  the  state  of  Maine 
generally  for  the  business  enterprises  that  early  started  the  state 
of  Minnesota  and  the  city  of  Minneapolis  in  their  careers. 

When  I  say  that  the  largest  flour  mill  in  the  United  States 
was  started  by  Gov.  C.  C.  Washburn  of  Wisconsin,  who  was  a 
Maine  man,  and  that  two  directors  of  the  present  Company 
are  grandsons  of  the  late  Hon.  Franklin  Muzzy  of  Bangor,  and 
that  this  mill  has  a  daily  capacity  of  22,000  barrels  of  flour  and 
that  the  same  Company  has  mills  in  other  parts  of  the  West, 
you  can  see  what  Bangor  has  done  towards  this  enterprise  in 
this  western  country. 

In  the  lumbering  interests  we  are  indebted  to  a  number  of 
Bangor  citizens,  notably  Mr.  William  D.  Washburn,  who  former- 
ly lived  at  Bangor  and  who  was  at  one  time  the  President  of  the 
Soo  Railroad  and  also  a  Senator  from  Minnesota  to  the  United 
States  Senate;  Mr.  Durillas  Morison  whose  son  left  an  estate 
valued  at  $175,000.00  towards  the  building  of  an  Art  Museum 
in  the  city  of  Minneapolis;  General  Hersey  and  his  sons  who 
established  large  lumber  interests  at  Stillwater  in  Minnesota; 
and  Mr.  W.  H.  Bradley,  the  second  largest  lumberman  in  the 
state  of  Wisconsin.  These  together  with  numerous  others 
have  added  much  to  the  enterprises  and  energy  of  Minnesota 
and  the  West. 

The  present  Repesentative  in  the  House  at  Washington  is 
from  Maine.  A  former  Representative,  the  Hon.  Loren  Fletch- 
er, left  Bangor  in  his  younger  days.  The  President  of  the 
Security  National  Bank  of  Minneapolis,  one  of  our  largest 
banks  in  the  Northwest,  is  Mr.  Frank  A.  Chamberlain,  who  was 


64  Bangor  Historical  Society 

born  in  Bangor  and  is  the  grandson  of  the  late  Mr.  Ira  Cham- 
berlain, well  known  by  the  older  citizens  of  your  city. 

I  would  suggest  as  a  theme  for  someone  who  is  able  to  do  so  to 
write  a  paper  for  our  Society  on  the  influence  of  the  former 
citizens  of  Bangor  who  have  left  their  native  city  and  gone  to 
the  western  country  and  become  influential  citizens. 


Elnathan  P'reeman  Duren,  Secretary  1864-1902 
Whose  One  Hundredth  Birthday  Was  Observed  Jan.  14th,  1914 


ADDRESS 


THOMAS  UPHAM  GO£.  M.  D..  Treasarer 


Mr.  President  and  Members  Bangor  Historical  Society: 

It  is  the  duty  and  the  privilege  of  all  Historical  Societies  to 
preserve  the  landmarks  of  the  olden  time  and  to  keep  the 
record  of  them.  The  Bangor  Historical  Society  is  now  cele- 
brating its  fiftieth  anniversary  and  has  itself  become,  in  some 
sense,  a  landmark  of  the  olden  time  and  is  justified  in  claiming 
to  be  a  venerable  institution. 

The  well  known  authority,  Dr.  William  Osier,  is  reported  to 
have  once  said  that  the  period  of  mental  activity  of  the  average 
man  could  be  considered  as  practically  closed  at  the  age  of 
forty  years;  but  Dr.  Osier  himself  is  now  over  sixty-three  years 
of  age  and  is  still  working  as  busily  as  ever;  so,  if  he  really  ever 
announced  this  startling  forty  year  opinion,  it  can  be  safely 
inferred  that  he  did  it  before  he  himself  reached  the  age  of  forty 
years  and  that,  having  now  safely  reached  the  age  of  sixty-three 
years,  he  would  perhaps  consider  the  forty  year  doctrine 
obsolete  and  worthless,  like  many  other  doctrines  which 
originate  in  the  immature  period  of  youth. 

William  Shakespeare  died  at  the  age  of  fifty-three  years  and 
there  are  many  other  similar  examples  which  illustrate  the 
familiar  truth  that  the  season  of  greatest  activity  in  the  lives 
of  great  men  is  generally  the  period  of  youth;  but  even 
if  it  be  admitted  that  youth  is  normally  the  best  period  of 
mental  activity  for  individuals  of  the  human  race,  it  certainly 
cannot  be  claimed  that  the  rule  applies  to  the  lives  of  corpora- 
tions. Corporations  may  live  forever  and  certainly  will  live 
as  long  as  they  can  prove  their  right  to  exist  by  their  services  to 
the  community.  Therefore  it  is  fitting  that  the  Bangor  His- 
torical Society  should  celebrate  this  fiftieth  anniversary  of  its 
birthday,  because  it  has  proved  its  right  to  live  by  living  fifty 
years,  which  would  not  have  been  possible  if  its  value  to  the 
community  had  not  been  recognized. 


66  Bangor  Historical  Society 

So  now  the  venerable  Society  can  go  forward  in  its  work  with 
renewed  vigor  and  a  strong  purpose  to  make  its  second  half 
century  of  work  more  valuable  than  its  first  which  is  now  proper- 
ly being  commemorated  by  these  Anniversary  Exercises,  the 
record  of  which  will  have  permanent  historic  value. 


ADDRESS 


DR.  WILLIAM  G.  MASON,  Chairman  Executive  Committee 


Mr.  President,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen: 

After  an  existence,  for  the  most  part  uneventful,  during  a 
period  of  all  but  fifty  years,  the  Bangor  Historical  Society  on 
that  memorable  Sunday  in  April,  1911  met  with  the  greatest 
misfortune  which  could  possibly  have  come  to  it,  for  late  in  the 
afternoon  of  that  day  its  valuable,  and  in  some  respects  priceless, 
collection  of  the  memorabilia  of  Bangor  and  elsewhere  was 
swept  from  the  face  of  the  earth  in  a  space  of  time  covering 
minutes  only.  On  the  day  next  following  its  possessions  con- 
sisted of  its  original  record  book  and  the  unreasonable  hope  that 
from  beneath  the  ruins  of  Kenduskeag  Block  there  might  be 
reclaimed  some  part  of  its  less  perishable  treasures.  This  hope 
was  after  a  time  realized  by  the  recovery  of  a  small  part  of  its 
Indian  relics  all  of  which  were  in  a  greater  or  less  degree  damaged. 

Beginning  with  the  organization  of  the  Society,  in  1864,  a 
great  quantity  of  valuable  historic  material  of  various  kinds 
had  been  acquired  by  gift,  first  by  the  contributions  of  the 
charter  members  whose  interest  in  the  Society  never  waned, 
afterwards  by  those  who  became  actively  associated  with  them 
and  then  from  time  to  time  by  many  persons  who  recognized 
the  value  of  the  Society  and  the  importance  of  assembling  in 
one  place  those  objects,  documents,  etc.,  which  go  far  toward 
keeping  in  mind  the  history  of  a  region.  But  all  this  is  gone  and 
it  remains  for  us  to  make  good,  so  far  as  practicable,  these  lost 
possessions,  and  there  can  be  no  doubt  that  another  valuable 
collection  can  with  your  assistance  be  gathered  together. 

Much  material  which  we  would  have  been  glad  to  possess 
was  not  given  over  to  our  keeping  and  for  an  obvious  reason  we 
are  now  gratified  that  such  was  the  case.  There  have  been 
several  reasons  why  more  in  the  line  of  historical  items  did  not 
in  the  past  come  to  us.  One  was  that  it  was  generally  known 
that  we  had  no  safe  place  for  their  deposit  nor  any  suitable 


68  Bangor  Historical  Society 

arrangements  for  their  exhibition,  but  today  by  the  courtesy 
of  the  Library  Trustees  our  future  collection  will  be  placed  in 
the  fire-proof  library  building,  and  again,  by  the  generosity  of 
one  of  our  own  members,  Dr.  Thomas  U.  Coe,  ample  provision 
for  their  display  has  been  furnished  in  a  series  of  glass  and 
metal  cases. 

Further,  the  very  name  of  our  organization — the  Bangor 
Historical  Society — has  led  some  to  think  that  we  cared  for 
nothing  which  did  not  relate  to  our  city,  but  such  is  not  and 
has  not  been  the  fact  for  we  shall  gladly  welcome  the  gift  of 
anything  of  historic  interest  whether  it  relates  to  Bangor  or  not. 
Still  another  misconception  of  the  object  of  the  Society  has 
caused  others  to  withhold  much  material  which  might  otherwise 
have  been  in  our  possession  and  that  is  that  the  Society  collect- 
ed in  certain  lines  only,  such  as  files  of  Bangor  newspapers. 
City  Directories,  Indian  implements,  etc.,  while  as  a  matter 
of  fact  items  and  objects  of  all  kinds  are  acceptable  and  will  be 
displayed  among  the  Society's  belongings.  Let  me  show  you 
what  I  mean. 

The  Speaker,  at  this  point,  exhibited  a  number  of  things  to  illustrate 
how  varied  as  to  age  and  subject  such  a  collection  may  properly  be. 

Among  them  were  these — a  broadside  annual  catalogue  of  Bowdoin 
College  for  the  year  1818;  a  hst  of  negroes  offered  for  sale  at  pubUc  auction 
in  Charleston,  S.  C,  in  1856;  a  medal  struck  off  in  1876  to  commemorate 
the  one  hundredth  anniversary  of  American  Independence;  a  photograph 
of  Van  Meter,  a  well-known  colored  resident  of  Bangor  many  years  ago 
and  supposed  to  be  more  than  a  hundred  years  old;  a  copy  of  the  earliest 
known  view  of  Harvard  College  about  1726;  a  Bangor  High  School  gradua- 
tion program  for  1913;  a  bullet  from  the  battlefield  of  Waterloo;  an  in- 
vitation to  "The  Grand  Mihtary  and  Civic  Ball"  at  Norombega  Hall, 
March  4, 1856;  menu  at  the  Comphmentary  Dinner  to  Hon.  John  Appleton 
by  the  Penobscot  Bar,  October,  10,  1883;  menu  of  the  37th  Anniversary 
Dinner  of  the  New  England  Society  at  the  MiUs  House,  Charleston,  S.  C, 
December  22, 1855;  Order  of  Exercises  at  the  Consecration  of  the  Soldiers' 
Monument  at  Mt.  Hope,  Bangor,  on  June  17,  1864  and  a  silhouette  of 
Joseph  Bryant,  Mayor  of  Bangor  in  1845  and  1846. 

Continuing  he  said: 

I  could  have  brought  here  and  shown  to  you  fifty  or  a  hun- 
dred more  items  in  illustration  of  the  scope  of  our  work,  but 
these  few  examples  will  make  it  clear  that  our  future  collection 
will  not  be  circumscribed  by  narrow  regional  or  age  limits. 
It  should  be  remembered  that  items  now  new  and  possessing 


Address  by  Dr.  William  C.  Mason  69 

relatively  little  value  will  after  a  time  become  old  and  perhaps 
difficult  to  secure.  I  have  personally  done  much  collecting  in 
certain  lines  and  I  have  been  astonished  to  discover  that  an 
article  common  enough  today  often  becomes,  even  in  a  few 
weeks,  hard  to  find. 

Much  that  we  lost  in  the  fire  was  unique,  but  while  we  can- 
not replace  the  Peter  Edes'  printing  press,  the  Doolittle  en- 
gravings and  many  other  treasures  other  rare  material  will 
undoubtedly  come  to  light  to  measurably  supply  their  places 
in  our  archives.  It  is  certain  that  there  is  packed  away 
in  secretaries,  trunks,  attics  and  in  various  out  of  the  way 
places  in  your  houses  much  material  which  would  be  highly 
prized  by  an  historical  society,  material  too  which  has  little  if 
any  intrinsic  value  and  of  the  existence  of  which  in  your  homes 
you  may  even  be  ignorant.  All  this  can  be  utilized  by  our 
Society. 

And  now  in  endeavoring  to  rehabilitate  our  Society,  on  this 
the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  its  birth  may  I  remind  you  that  this 
cannot  be  done  by  its  executive  committee  or  even  by  its  mem- 
bers alone,  but  that  it  must  have  the  earnest  cooperation  of  our 
fellow  citizens  of  both  sexes  by  whose  combined  efforts  satis- 
factory results  cannot  fail  to  be  attained. 


ADDRESS  ON  "THE  FLAG' 

by 

GEN.  AUGUSTUS  B.  FARNHAM 


Mr.  President  and  Members  Bangor  Historical  Society: 

The  first  flag  to  float  over  North  America  was  the  Red  Cross 
of  St.  George  on  a  white  field,  the  banner  of  Richard  Cceur  de 
Lion  in  1192.  It  was  planted  on  Labrador  by  Sebastian 
Cabot  in  1497  as  the  royal  ensign  of  Henry  the  Seventh. 

The  first  flag  to  float  over  a  permanent  settlement  in  America 
was  "the  king's  colors" — a  union  between  the  red  cross  of  St. 
George  of  England  and  the  white  cross  of  Scotland  under 
King  James  the  First  in  1606.  This  was  the  flag  of  the  May- 
flower in  1820.  The  red  cross  of  St.  George  was  England's 
flag  until  1606,  over  250  years.  In  that  year  Scotland  was 
added  to  England  and  King  James  the  First,  in  honor  of  the 
union,  placed  the  white  cross  of  St.  Andrew  on  the  national 
flag,  changing  the  field  from  white  to  blue  and  calling  it  the 
king's,  or  union,  colors. 

The  first  flag  of  colonial  secession  was  a  revolutionary  banner 
known  as  the  Pine  Tree  flag.  The  field  was  red  with  a  green 
pine  tree  on  a  white  ground.  It  was  flung  to  the  breeze  before 
Gen.  Washington's  headquarters  at  Cambridge,  Jan.  1,  1776. 

John  Paul  Jones  was  the  first  naval  officer  to  display  this 
flag  of  America.  He  hoisted  it  with  his  own  hands  on  his 
vessel  the  Alfred. 

The  first  flag  of  the  American  republic  was  adopted  by  the 
American  Congress  in  Philadelphia  on  June  14,  1777.  It  had 
13  stars  and  13  stripes,  symbolizing  the  13  original  colonies. 
This  was  the  birthday  of  the  American  flag.  Henry  Ward 
Beecher  said : 

"It  is  a  whole  national  history.  It  is  the  constitution.  It 
is  the  government.  It  is  the  free  people  that  stand  in  the 
government  on  the  constitution.  It  expresses  divine  right  of 
liberty  in  man." 

The  flag  was  changed  in  1794  by  adding  two  stripes,  making 


Address  by  Gen.  Augustus  B.  Farnham  71 

15,  but  on  April  4th,  1818,  it  was  changed  back  to  the  13  original 
stripes;  seven  red  and  six  white  stripes  with  a  white,  five  point- 
ed star  on  a  blue  field  for  each  state,  so  that  today  there  are 
48  stars,  one  for  each  state.  As  additional  states  are  admitted 
to  the  union  a  star  for  each  state  is  added  to  the  flag  on  the 
fourth  day  of  July  following  such  admission. 

The  flag  was  first  saluted  by  a  foreign  power  at  Quiberon 
Bay,  France.  The  ship  Ranger,  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Paul  Jones,  arrived  at  this  port  Feb.  14,  1778,  and  received 
from  Admiral  LaMotte,  who  represented  the  French  govern- 
ment, the  first  salute  ever  paid  the  flag  by  foreign  naval  vessels. 

The  Washington  Eagle  has  been  the  emblem  of  the  United 
States  since  1785.  It  was  so  named  by  Audubon,  the  naturalist, 
because  Washington  was  as  brave  as  an  eagle  and,  like  it,  the 
terror  of  his  enemies. 

Flag  day  is  June  14th.  The  colors  on  the  flag  are  red,  white, 
and  blue.  The  red  admonishes  us  to  be  brave,  white  to  be 
pure,  blue  to  be  true.  It  is  known  the  world  ever  as  the  star 
spangled  banner,  both  in  song  and  story.  It  is  known  to  those 
who  served  under  it  during  the  war  as  "Old  Glory." 

George  Henry  Preble,  Rear  Admiral,  U.  S.  N.,  in  his  History 
of  the  Flag  of  the  United  States  of  America,  in  the  revised 
edition,  published  in  1880,  says:  "Maine.  The  State  of  Maine 
has  no  flag  established  under  the  authority  of  law.  At  one  time 
The  Stars  and  Stripes,  with  seal  or  arms  of  the  state  in  the 
center  of  the  union,  was  most  in  use.  During  the  Civil  War 
a  blue  silk  flag,  conforming  in  size  and  trimming  to  the  United 
States  regulation  colors,  and  blazoned  with  the  arms  of  the 
state  in  the  center  of  the  field,  was  carried  by  the  state  troops.'* 

The  seal  and  arms  of  the  state  of  Maine,  adopted  by  a  re- 
solve of  the  legislature,  Jan.  9,  1820,  are  thus  described: 

Shield:  argent,  charged  with  a  pine  tree;  vert,  a  moose  deer 
at  the  foot  of  same  proper. 

Supporters:  on  the  dexter  side,  a  husbandman  resting  on  a 
scythe  proper;  sinister,  a  seaman  resting  on  an  anchor. 

Crest :  the  north  star  argent,  surmounted  by  rays. 

Motto:  "Dirigo"  over  the  shield  in  a  scroll. 

The  seal  has  the  word  "Maine"  beneath  the  shield  in  a  scroll. 

The  following  change  was  made  in  the  Laws  of  Maine,  1901 : 


72  Bangor  Historical  Society 

Chapter  233.  An  Act  to  Establish  A  State  Flag:  Be  it  enacted  by  the 
Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  Legislature  assembled  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  State  flag  is  hereby  declared  to  be  buff,  charged  with  the 
emblem  of  the  state,  a  pine  tree  proper  in  the  center,  and  the  polar  star, 
a  mullet  of  five  points  in  blue  in  the  upper  corner ;  the  star  to  be  equidistant 
from  the  hoist  and  the  upper  border  of  the  flag  the  distance  from  the  two 
borders  to  the  center  of  the  star  being  equal  to  about  one  fourth  of  the 
hoist,  this  distance  and  the  size  of  the  star  being  proportional  to  the  size 
of  the  flag. 

Section  2.    This  act  shall  take  effect  when  approved. 

Approved,  March  21,  1901. 

The  following  was  passed  by  the  legislature  in  1909. 

Chapter  19.  An  act  designating  the  official  flag  of  the  State  of  Maine 
and  describing  the  same,  providing  for  the  carrying  of  such  flag  by  the 
regiments  of  the  National  Guard  of  the  State  of  Maine,  authorizing  the 
Adjutant  General  of  the  State  to  provide  and  have  deposited  in  the  office 
of  the  Adjutant  General  a  model  flag,  and  making  an  appropriation  therefor. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  people  of  the  State  of  Maine,  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  flag  to  be  known  as  the  official  flag  of  the  State  of  Maine 
shall  be  of  blue,  same  color  as  the  blue  field  in  the  flag  of  the  United  States, 
and  of  the  following  dimensions  and  designs :  to  wit,  the  length  or  height 
of  the  staff  to  be  nine  feet,  including  brass  spear  head  and  ferule;  the  fly 
of  said  flag  to  be  five  feet  six  inches,  and  to  be  four  feet  four  inches  on  the 
staff;  in  the  center  of  the  flag  there  shall  be  embroidered  in  silk,  the  same 
on  both  sides  of  the  flag,  the  coat  of  arms  of  the  State  of  Maine  in  pro- 
portionate size;  the  edges  to  be  trimmed  with  knotted  fringe  of  yellow 
silk,  two  and  one-half  inches  wide,  a  cord  with  tassels  to  be  attached  to  the 
staff  at  the  spear  head,  to  be  eight  feet  six  inches  long  and  composed  of 
blue  and  white  silk  strands. 

Section  2.  The  flag  of  the  State  of  Maine  to  be  carried  by  the  regiments 
of  the  National  Guard  of  Maine  shall  be  the  same  as  the  flag  described  in 
the  first  section  of  this  act,  with  the  addition  of  two  scrolls  in  red,  one  above 
and  one  below  the  coat  of  arms  of  the  state  in  the  upper  scroll  the  in- 
scription— Regiment  Infantry,  and  in  the  lower  scroll  the  inscription, 
National  Guard,  State  of  Maine. 

Section  3.  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  State  of  Maine  is  hereby  direct- 
ed to  provide  a  flag  in  accordance  with  the  description  given  in  the  first 
section  of  this  act,  and  keep  the  same  deposited  in  the  office  of  the  Adjutant 
General  as  a  model;  and  for  this  purpose  the  sum  of  two  hundred  dollars, 
or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  is  hereby  appropriated,  out  of  any 
moneys  in  the  state  treasury  not  otherwise  appropriated. 

Section  4.  Chapter  233,  "An  act  to  establish  a  state  flag,"  approved 
March  21,  1901,  and  all  acts  or  parts  of  acts  inconsistent  with  the  pro- 
visions of  this  act,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Approved,  Feb.  24,  1909. 

The  blue  flag  was  the  one  under  which  the  men  from  Mame 


Edward  Mitchell  Blanding,  Secretary  1910- 


Address  by  Gen.  Augustus  B.  Farnham  73 

fought  from  1861  to  1865  and  it  was  endeared  to  them  by  many 
associations  and  sad  remembrances. 

The  flag  should  always  be  treated  with  the  utmost  respect. 
Those  who  have  witnessed  the  ceremonies  attending  the  lower- 
ing of  the  colors  at  sun  down,  either  at  an  army  post  or  on  board 
a  battle  ship,  must  have  been  impressed  with  the  love  and 
veneration  with  which  it  is  regarded  by  ofi&cers  and  men.  It 
should  always  be  saluted  by  raising  the  hat,  or  with  the  usual 
military  salute.  Whenever  our  national  anthem,  the  Star 
Spangled  Banner,  is  played,  the  audience  should  rise  and  remain 
standing.  We  pray  the  good  Father  of  us  all  that  the  flag  of 
our  country  may  never  be  trailed  in  the  dust  by  foreign  or 
domestic  foes. 


ADDRESS 


MRS.  FANNIE  HARDY  EGKSTORM 


Mr.  President  and  Members  Bangor  Historical  Society: 

The  half  centennial  of  the  Historical  Society  falls  within  the 
same  year  as  the  centennial  of  the  so-called  Battle  of  Hampden, 
and  the  Historical  Society  might  make  it  the  occasion  of  com- 
memorating the  period  of  the  British  occupation  of  this  region 
in  a  way  less  expensive  and  laborious  than  a  pageant,  yet  en- 
during. 

The  Old  Brick  Store  in  Hampden,  built  by  General  John 
Crosby  in  1809,  will  be  torn  down  soon  unless  a  purchaser  can 
be  obtained.  It  is  the  only  historic  building  in  this  region 
whose  location  and  construction  admit  of  its  being  preserved. 
As  it  was  used  as  a  prison  by  the  British  in  1814,  it  is  an  in- 
teresting memorial  of  the  time.  The  building  is  three  stories 
high,  of  double-thick  brick  construction,  entirely  detached, 
surrounded  by  a  lot  of  land  ample  for  keeping  its  dignity  and 
safety  among  surrounding  buildings,  present  or  future;  it  is 
easy  of  access,  and  capable  of  being  put  to  a  worthy  and  popular 
use.  It  would  make  an  admirable  Museum  of  Colonial  Life 
and  History.  The  present  owner,  Mr.  J.  N.  Towle,  favoring 
this  use  being  made  of  it,  has  given  to  Mr.  Wilfrid  A.  Hennessy 
of  this  Society  and  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  an  option  upon 
the  building  for  six  months,  and  longer  if  a  part  of  the  price 
be  paid  down,  naming  eight  hundred  dollars  for  the  store  and 
land  it  stands  upon,  which  is  63  by  65  feet  in  its  shortest  di- 
mensions, length  and  breadth. 

As  the  work  of  raising  money  and  actively  overseeing  such 
an  enterprise,  does  not  properly  belong  to  the  functions  of  the 
Historical  Society,  it  is  proposed  that  instead  of  taking  up  the 
work  directly  it  supervise  the  forming  of  another  society  called 
the  Association  of  the  Penobscot  Pioneers,  consisting  of  the 
local  patriotic  societies,  the  descendants  of  early  settlers  in  this 
region  and  all  who  are  interested  in  keeping  in  memory  those 


Address  by  Mrs.  Fannie  Hardy  Eckstorm  75 

who  first  came  here  to  live,  without  limiting  either  the  number 
or  the  place  of  residence  of  these  members,  whose  work  it  shall 
be  to  purchase  and  repair  this  Old  Brick  Store  and  to  fit  it  up 
with  all  the  relics  of  the  life  of  the  early  Penobscot  Pioneers. 

It  is  suggested  that  such  a  museum  should  contain  personal 
and  historic  relics  of  all  sorts,  especially  such  as  the  Bangor 
Historical  Society  cannot  well  house  and  care  for;  the  house- 
hold furnishing  of  early  days,  particularly  of  the  earliest  and 
most  primitive  period;  all  the  utensils  used  about  a  house  or 
farm;  all  the  tools  used  in  the  various  local  trades,  many  of 
which  are  now  becoming  rare  and  unknown;  examples  of  the 
domestic  products,  such  as  the  cloth  woven  here  in  its  various 
qualities  and  patterns,  the  knitting,  quilting,  patchwork  and 
rug  work;  models  of  things  originated  in  the  Penobscot,  such 
as  the  Peavey,  the  jigger,  the  Brewer  brick-cart,  the  various 
models  of  batteaus,  as  built  by  Wallace,  Maynard,  Armstrong, 
and  Vinal,  different  models  of  canoes,  and  pictures  of  vessels 
built  upon  the  river,  and  all  such  things  as  contribute  to  the 
history  of  this  region.  It  is  believed  that  such  a  collection  will 
have  an  increasing  value  and  interest  and  that  the  making  of 
it  will  tend  to  arouse  patriotic  feeling  and  to  help  in  the  move- 
ment to  induce  our  people  to  work  together. 


ADDRESS 

by 

HON.  JOHN  FRANCIS  SPRAGUE,   President  Piecataqms 

County  Historical  Society  and  Editor  Spra^ne's 

Jonmal  oi  Maine  History 


Mr.  President  and  Members  of  the  Bangor  Historical  Society: 

I  am  truly  glad  to  be  present  here  today  and  join  with  you 
in  the  observance  of  your  fiftieth  anniversary  as  a  society  of 
historical  research  in  Eastern  Maine.  For  a  half  century  you 
have  been  engaged  in  aiding  in  developing  in  the  public  mind 
a  taste  for  historical  subjects  relating  to  your  own  region. 
And  while  you  have  been  unfortunate  in  losing  all  of  the  physical 
results  of  your  labors  for  so  many  years  by  the  ruthless  hand  of 
fire,  it  is  to  your  everlasting  praise  that  this  great  loss  has  not 
lessened  your  ardor  for  the  important  work  in  which  you  are 
engaged  and  that  you  are  pressing  on  with  a  commendable  de- 
termination to  achieve  success  in  this  important  undertaking. 
Sir  Walter  Raleigh  once  said  that  ''history  hath  triumphed 
over  time,  which  besides  it,  nothing  but  eternity  hath  triumphed 
over."  The  decision  that  disappointment  shall  not  overwhelm 
you  aids  in  your  triumph  over  time  in  the  fullness  of  which  was 
your  adversity. 

Historical  societies  like  yours  and  the  one  that  I  am  privileged 
to  represent  here,  are  engaged  in  gathering  and  preserving  the 
records  of  important  local  events  of  the  past  and  the  present 
which  have  occurred  in  the  communities  of  which  we  are  a 
part;  of  the  lives  of  the  men  and  women  who  have  by  their 
achievements  founded  this  state,  these  counties,  cities  and 
towns;  who  have  created  industry,  fostered  education,  en- 
lightenment and  progress,  consoled  the  hearts  of  men  with 
religion  and  defended  their  country  in  the  hour  of  peril.  This  is 
the  task  which  we  have  ourselves  chosen  to  do.  We  engage 
in  it  not  only  with  a  full  sense  of  the  enjoyment  which  will  be 
ours  in  the  performance,  but  also  with  the  knowledge  that  we 
shall  transmit  to  future  generations  that  which  will  be  of  great 


Address  by  Hon.  John  Francis  Sprague  77 

worth  and  benefit  to  them.  The  colonial  History  of  Maine  has 
still  to  be  written.  We  can  by  our  efforts  here  and  now  become 
co-workers  with  whosoever  may  in  the  near  or  the  distant 
future  imdertake  to  do  this,  and  thus  may  we  know  that  we 
have  not  lived  in  vain. 

A  two-fold  interest  attaches  to  the  early  records  and 
antiquities  of  Maine.  Not  only  are  they  more  ancient  than  our 
State  but  they  antedate  the  political  jurisdiction  of  Massachu- 
setts, and  spring  from  a  colonizing  impulse  directly  from  the 
England  of  Queen  Elizabeth  and  the  France  of  Henry  IV. 
In  this  our  history  is  unlike  that  of  Connecticut  and  Rhode 
Island  whose  origins  were  the  fruition  of  the  older  colony  of 
Massachusetts. 

A  study  of  the  toils,  the  failures  and  the  achievements  of 
men  in  the  life  storms  and  stress  of  yesterday  should  be  an 
inspiration  to  the  men  of  today  and  of  tomorrow  to  be  brave 
where  they  may  have  faltered,  to  advance  where  they  may  have 
halted,  and  to  build  higher  and  grander  the  structure  which 
they  begun  as  best  they  could  in  the  light  of  their  time  and  the 
material  within  their  reach. 

I  am  so  fully  convinced  that  the  study  of  our  own  remote 
beginnings  as  a  commonwealth  leads  the  way  to  a  purer  citizen- 
ship and  good  government,  to  patriotism  and  progress  and 
lofty  ideals,  that  my  reiteration  of  the  thought  whenever  occa- 
sion offers  opportunity  may  become  tiresome.  But  to  me  it 
seems  a  truism  of  such  import  that  it  cannot  be  too  oft  repeated. 

One  of  the  aims  of  our  historical  societies  should  always  be 
to  encourage  and  promulgate  public  sentiment  favorable  to 
such  study  and  research,  and  I  believe  that  there  is  no  more 
fertile  field  for  such  effort  than  in  Maine's  pubUc  schools  and 
seats  of  learning  and  none  that  needs  our  stimulation  more  than 
do  the  school  officers,  trustees,  professors,  tutors  and  teachers  of 
our  state.  They  should  be  leaders  and  enthusiasts  on  these 
lines  and  as  a  general  rule  they  are  not.  The  citizen  who 
supports  the  school  by  his  tribute  is  ever  agitating  the  need  of 
its  doing  more  practical  work,  and  adding  the  study  of  state 
history  to  its  curriculum  is  surely  one  of  the  first  reforms  in  this 
direction  that  should  be  adopted. 

I  congratulate  you  upon  your  maintaining  an  existence  of 


78  Bangor  Historical  Society 

fifty  years  as  a  society  devoted  to  the  vast  subject  of  Maine 
history;  and  I  am  impelled  to  express  the  hope  that  you  will 
not,  during  the  remainder  of  your  life's  first  century,  keep  the 
light  of  your  research  hidden  under  a  bushel,  but  will  send  its 
rays  forth  into  the  world  in  pamphlet,  book  or  brochure,  for 
the  world  needs  it. 


Rev.  John  Smith  Sewall  D.  D.,  Corresponding  Secretary,  1881-1911 


BANGOR  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY 

Constitution  and  By-Laivs 

Adopted  May  3,  1864. 


ARTICLE  I. 
Act  of  Incorporation 

ARTICLE  II 
Officers 
The  oflBcers  of  this  society  shall  be  a  President,  a  Vice  President,  a  Re- 
cording Secretary  who  shall  be  sworn,  a  Corresponding  Secretary,  a  Treasu- 
rer and  when  necessary  a  Librarian  and  Cabinet  Keeper,  who  shall  be 
chosen  by  ballot  and  hold  their  respective  offices  for  one  year  and  until 
others  are  elected  in  their  stead. 

ARTICLE  III 

Election 
The  society  shall  annually  on  the  first  Tuesday  in  January  hold  a  meet- 
ing for  the  choice  of  officers,  an  executive  committee  of  three,  and  whenever 
it  shall  be  thought  necessary,  a  Committee  on  Library  and  Cabinet,  and 
a  Pubhshing  Committee. 

ARTICLE  IV 

Members 
In  addition  to  the  corporate  members,  any  person  may  become  a  member 
of  this  Society  when  proposed  by  the  Executive  Committee,  and  elected 
by  a  majority  present  at  any  regular  meeting. 

ARTICLE  V 

Meetings 

The  stated  meetings  of  the  society  may  be  held  on  the  first  Tuesday  of 

January,  April,  July  and  October  and  for  the  purpose  of  receiving  and  read- 

ng  papers  and  historical   documents  and  hearing  such  addresses  as  come 

within  the  scope  of  the  society;  other  meetings  may  be  held  at  such  places 

and  such  times  as  the  Executive  Committee  direct,  and  notice  shall  be 

given  by  the  Recording  Secretary  at  least  three  days  before   the   time 

selected  for  such  meetings. 

ARTICLE  VI 
Amendments  and  additions  to  the  constitution  and  by-laws  may  be  pro- 
posed at  any  stated  meeting,  but  can  only  be  adopted  by  a  vote  of  two- 
thirds  of  the  members  present. 


BANGOR  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY 

Officers 
1914 


President 
HON.  HENRY  LORD 

Vice  President 
♦CHARLES  E.  BLISS 

Treasurer 
THOMAS  UPHAM  COE,  M.  D. 

Recording  Secretary 
EDWARD  MITCHELL  BLANDING 

Corresponding  Secretary 
REV.  CALVIN  M.  CLARK 

Executive  Committee 

Db.  William  C.  Mason,   Edwabd  M.  Blanding,  William  W.  Fellows 

Eybrett  F.  Rich,  Gen.  Augustus  B.  Farnham 

AND  J.  Putnam  Walker 


Librarian  and  Cabinet  Keeper 
MRS.  MARY  H.  CURRAN 

*Decea8ed 


LIST  OF  MEMBERS 

July.  1914 


Name 

Date  of  Admission 

1908 

Adams,  Frederic  W., 

1909 

♦Adftms,  Rev.  Jonathan  Edwards, 

1893 

Aley,  Robert  J. 

1913 

*AUen,  Rev.  Charles  F. 

1871 

♦Allen,  James 

1864 

Appleton,  Frederick  H. 

1894 

♦Atwood,  Fred 

1898 

Ayer,  Fred  W. 

189d 

♦Ayer,  Nathan  C. 

18M 

Bacon,  John  H. 

1809 

♦Bailey,  Charles  A. 

im 

♦Baker,  John  W.  H. 

im 

♦Ballard,  Edward 

1804 

♦Barbour,  Rev.  WiUiam  M. 

1871 

Barrows,  George  W.  E. 

1893 

Bartlett,  Charles  H. 

1888 

♦Bartlett,  Joseph 

1864 

Barwise,  Mark  A. 

1912 

tBary,  Rev.  Emil  B.           ' 

vm 

♦Battles,  Rev.  Amory 

1864 

tBaxter,  Dr.  WiUiam  E. 

1804 

Beach,  Rev.  David  Nelson 

19eNl 

tBeach,  Rev.  Seth  C. 

im 

Beal,  Flavius  0. 

18fi4 

tBeckwith,  Rev.  Clarence  A. 

1893 

♦Bennoch,  Josiah  H. 

1864 

Blake,  Edward  H. 

I8A4 

Blake,  Joseph  G. 

1894 

Blandmg,  Edward  Mitchell 

1893 

♦BUss,  Charles  E. 

1902 

Blunt,  Eben  W. 

1909 

Boardman,  James  A. 

1886 

fBoardman,  Samuel  L. 

vm. 

Bourne,  Augustus  L. 

1907 

♦Boutelle,  Hon.  Charles  A. 

1894 

♦Bojrnton,  Warren  H. 

1881 

•Deceased.          fNon-Resideat. 

(Honorary. 

82  Bangor  Historical  Society 


Bragg,  Charles  F. 

1896 

Brett,  Victor 

1899 

Brooks,  Bartlett 

1907 

jBrooks,  James 

1906 

Brown,  Charles  M. 

1914 

Brown,  Dr.  Elmer  E. 

1906 

Brown,  William  E. 

1881 

Bryant,  George  F. 

1910 

Burgess,  Dr.  Charles  H. 

1903 

Burgess,  James  H. 

1909 

Burr,  Miss  Harriet  M. 

1914 

tBusfield,  Rev.  Theodore  E. 

1889 

*Canney,  George  B. 

1895 

♦Carr,  Francis  W. 

1894 

♦Carr,  Joseph 

1864 

fCartwright,  James  W. 

1907 

Chapin,  Arthur 

1896 

Chaplin,  Hugh  R. 

1894 

Chapman,  Harry  J. 

1895 

Chase,  Dr.  Arthur  L. 

1913 

♦Chase,  Rev.  Simeon  L.  B. 

1864 

♦Chase,  Rev.  Benjamin  C. 

1864 

Chilcott,  Dr.  Langdon  S. 

1903 

tChurch,  Nathan  D. 

1871 

Clark,  Rev.  Calvin  M. 

1907 

Clark,  Hugo 

1907 

♦Clark,  Jonathan  Greenleaf 

1894 

tClergue,  Francis  H. 

1881 

Clifford,  Milton  S. 

1896 

Coe,  Dr.  Thomas  Upham 

1873 

Coffin,  Charles  W. 

1893 

♦Colby,  John  F. 

1894 

*Col1amore,  Charles  I. 

1914 

Collier,  Rev.  Christopher  W. 

1906 

♦Coombs,  William 

1864 

Coming,  Howard 

1910 

Cousins,  Charles  0. 

1900 

Cram,  Franklin  W. 

1909 

tCressey,  Rev.  George  C. 

1889 

Crosby,  James  H. 

1894 

Crowley,  John  F. 

1914 

Curran,  Mrs.  Mary  H. 

1893 

Curran,  WiUiam  F. 

1912 

Currier,  Lyman  B. 

1913 

tCutler,  Rev.  Charles  H. 

1889 

♦Cutler,  John  L. 

1894 

List  of  Members  83 


*Dale,  Samuel  H. 

1864 

fDamon,  Frank  H. 

1903 

♦Darling,  Charles  W. 

1885 

*Davis,  Daniel  F. 

1881 

Day,  Albert  R. 

1904 

Denio,  Rev.  Francis  B. 

1881 

Dillingham,  Edwin  F. 

1894 

♦Donigan,  James  W. 

1881 

Douglass,  Frank  M. 

1909 

♦Dow,  George  S.  C. 

1881 

JDuren,  Elnathan  Freeman 

1864 

Duren,  Mary  Freeman 

1903 

♦Duren,  William  G. 

1896 

Dwinel,  Frank 

1904 

Eckstorm,  Mrs.  Fannie  Hardy 

1913 

Eddy,  Frederick  A. 

1881 

Edmunds,  Dr.  Charles  D. 

1893 

Emerson,  Edwin  T. 

1914 

♦Engel,  Hon.  William 

1893 

♦Everett,  Rev.  Charles  C. 

1864 

Eye,  H.  Clifton 

1914 

♦Fairbanks,  Henry  N. 

1881 

♦Fairba-nks,  Hiland  L. 

1896 

Famham,  Augustus  B. 

1894 

Famham,  Henry  A. 

1903 

♦Fay,  Rev.  Solomon  P. 

1864 

tFellows,  Charles  S. 

1864 

Fellows,  Frank 

1911 

tFellows,  George  E. 

1908 

Fellows,  Oscar  F. 

1911 

Fellows,  Raymond 

1911 

Fellows,  Dr.  William  E. 

1895 

Fellows,  WiUiam  W. 

1897 

♦Fenno,  Jeremiah 

1897 

Femald,  Merritt  C. 

1881 

♦Field,  Dr.  Edward  M. 

1864 

♦Field,  Rev.  George  W. 

1864 

Flagg,  Charles  A. 

1914 

Flanders,  Herbert  G. 

1885 

tFoss,  Rev.  Herbert  E. 

1893 

♦Foster,  John  B. 

1893 

Foster,  John  F. 

1901 

fFoster,  Rev.  John  McGaw 

1889 

Frawley,  John  P. 

1914 

tFrost,  Charles  S. 

1894 

tFrost,  Rev.  James  M. 


84  Bangor  Historical  Society 


♦Gale,  Henry 

1864 

♦Gardner,  Rev.  Edward  C. 

1873 

♦Gardner,  George  E. 

1899 

Gamsey,  Frank  A. 

1903 

♦Giddings,  Moses 

1894 

Gillin,  Patrick  H. 

1889 

tGilmore,  Rev.  George  W. 

1895 

♦Given,  Rev.  Arthur 

1873 

Godfrey,  Edward  R. 

1913 

♦Godfrey,  G.  Fred 

1881 

♦Godfrey,  John  E. 

1864 

Goodale,  George  B. 

1909 

tGoodenough,  Rev.  Simon 

1873 

♦Goodenow,  Henry  C. 

1873 

tGoodwin,  Rev.  Daniel 

1864 

tGould,  John  B. 

1864 

Griffin,  Rev.  Henry  L. 

1884 

♦Hamlin,  Dr.  Augustus  C. 

1864 

♦Hamlin,  Gen.  Charles 

1881 

♦Hamlin,  Elijah  L. 

1864 

♦Hamlin,  Hannibal 

1864 

♦Hammett,  William 

1864 

♦Hardy,  Manly 

1864 

Hardy,  Walter  M. 

1914 

Harding,  Albra  H. 

1911 

♦Harlow,  N.  Sparhawk 

1864 

fHarris,  Abram  W. 

1899 

♦Harris,  Rev.  Samuel 

1864 

Haskell,  Arthur  B. 

1911 

tHatch,  Rev.  Daniel  P. 

1898 

Hatch,  Louis  C. 

1908 

Hawes,  Charles  T. 

1908 

♦Hazelwood,  Rev.  Francis  T. 

1871 

Head,  Walter  L. 

1911 

Hennessy,  Dr.  Daniel 

1903 

Hennessy,  Wilfrid  A. 

1903 

tHenry,  Rev.  Carl  F. 

1908 

*Herrick,  Rev.  John  R. 

1864 

♦Hight,  Frank 

1895 

tHitchins,  Rev.  Henry  B. 

1871 

Hubbard,  Walter  L. 

1911 

♦Hubbard,  William  P. 

1893 

tHulbert,  Rev.  Henry  W. 

1904 

Humphrey,  Orman  B. 

1914 

♦Humphrey,  Samuel  F. 

1885 

♦Hunt,  Abel 

1895 

Hunt,  Dr.  Walter  L. 

1908 

List  of  Members  85 


♦Hutchings,  Jasper 

1894 

tlUsley,  Rev.  George  B. 

1884 

♦Ingalls,  Oliver  H. 

1864 

♦Jefferde,  Dr.  George  P. 

1893 

♦Jennison,  Frank  S. 

1901 

♦Jewett,  George  K. 

1864 

♦Johnson,  Rev.  Edwin 

1864 

Jones,  Ralph  K. 

1899 

Jordan,  Edward 

1903 

Jordan,  Robert  A. 

1904 

KeUey,  Edward  H. 

1913 

Kennedy,  Charles  F. 

1902 

tKeyes,  Prescott 

1908 

♦Kimball,  George  S. 

1907 

Kimball,  Samuel  S. 

1893 

Kingsbury,  Roscoe  A. 

1910 

tKingsley,  Rev.  Alfred  E. 

1894 

tKnapp,  Rev.  Arthur  May 

1873 

♦Knowles,  Warren  H. 

1903 

♦Laughton,  Frederick  M. 

1894 

fLawrence,  Hiram  B. 

1899 

♦Tiindsey,  Rev.  George  D. 

1889 

Lord,  Edwin 

1893 

Lord,  Henry 

1881 

Lord,  Nathaniel 

1914 

Lott,  Rev.  Leonard  W. 

1908 

♦Low,  Major  Fred  C. 

1906 

tLunt,  Harry  W. 

1896 

fLyman,  Rev.  Eugene  W. 

1906 

♦Lyon,  Charles  E. 

1864 

tMcCuUough,  Dr.  Edward  F. 

1899 

♦McGaw,  Jacob 

1864 

♦MeSweeney,  Rev.  Edward 

1895 

♦Manson,  Augustus  D. 

1864 

tMason,  Rev.  Charles  E. 

1889 

♦Mason,  Dr.  John 

1864 

Mason,  Dr.  William  C. 

1889 

Mason,  William  Norris 

1910 

Maxfield,  Daniel  W. 

1913 

♦MerriU,  Adams  H. 

1881 

Merrill,  Alanson  J. 

1908 

♦Merrill,  George  W. 

1881 

Merrill,  Harry 

1881 

86  Bangor  Historical  Society 


♦MerriU,  Isaac  H. 

1894 

Merrill,  Prof.  Lucius  H. 

1900 

Mitchell,  Henry  L. 

1897 

Moore,  Rev.  Charles  A. 

1906 

tMorse,  Rev.  Warren 

1906 

tMosher,  Rev.  Charles  G. 

1896 

Moulton,  Rev.  Warren  J. 

1906 

Mullen,  Charles  W. 

1904 

♦Mullen,  James  B. 

1909 

♦Nason,  Richard  M. 

1903 

♦Nealley,  Edward  B. 

1881 

Nealley,  Wilham  P. 

1909 

fNorcross,  Cornelius 

1864 

•Norton,  David 

1881 

Oak,  John  M. 

1896 

♦O'Brien,  Rev.  Michael  C. 

1881 

♦Paine,  Albert  W. 

1864 

♦Paine,  Levi  L. 

1871 

Parkhurst,  Frederic  H. 

1913 

tPalmer,  Rev.  George  R. 

1873 

Patch,  WiUis  Y. 

1909 

♦Patten,  WilUs 

1904 

Pearl  Charies  S. 

1894 

♦Peck,  Rev.  Ellery  E. 

1889 

Pember,  Rev.  Ehner  F. 

1893 

tPenman,  Rev.  John  S. 

1895 

♦Peters,  John  A. 

1895 

♦Philhps,  Dr.  J.  K. 

1896 

♦Pickering,  George  C. 

1864 

♦Pickering,  George  W. 

1864 

Pierce,  Henry  0. 

1910 

♦Plaisted,  Harris  M. 

1881 

Pol,  Bemhard 

1895 

♦Pond,  Rev.  Enoch 

1864 

tPool,  Murray  E. 

1897 

♦Porter,  Rev.  Charles  G. 

1873 

♦Porter,  Joseph  W. 

1881 

♦Powers,  Lllewellyn 

1898 

♦Pratt,  John  F. 

1885 

Preble,  Hiram  J. 

1881 

♦Prentiss,  Henry  M. 

1894 

Prentiss,  Samuel  R. 

1895 

♦Prince,  Rev.  Ammi 

1873 

PuUen,  Frank  D. 

1907 

List  of  Members  87 


*Reynolds,  Sheldon  1885 

Rich,  Everett  F.  1910 

Robinson,  Dr.  Daniel  Arthur  1889 

Rogers,  Allen  E.  1899 

tRogers,  Rev.  Frederic  C.  1889 

tRogers,  Jacob  O.  1864 

Rogers,  Mrs.  Jeannette  S.  1914 

Rogers,  Stacy  L.  1909 

fRoot,  Stephen  E.  1864 

Ropes,  Rev.  Charles  J.  H.  1894 

♦Ross,  Walter  1910 

♦Rowe,  Mrs.  Henrietta  G.  (Mrs.  Jas.  S.)    1895 

*Rowe,  James  Swett  1884 

Ryder,  Eraetus  C.  1895 

Sargent,  D.  Allston  1909 

fSawtelle,  WilUam  O.  1903 

*Sayward,  John  S.  1864 

Scott,  Rev.  Alva  Roy  1906 

tSelkirk,  Robert  W.  1905 

♦Sewall,  Rev.  John  S.  1881 

Singleton,  James  F.  1914 

♦Small,  Rev.  Albion  K.  P.  1864 

Smith,  Albert  F.  1914 

Smith,  Rev.  Ashley  A.  1912 

♦Smith,  William  B.  1864 

Smith,  Walter  B.  1912 

tSmyth,  Rev.  Newman  1871 

♦Snow,  Charles  L.  1896 

Snow,  Donald  F.  1907 

♦Snow,  Joseph  F.  1894 

♦Speare,  Rev.  S.  Lewis  B.  1881 

fSprague,  Prof.  R.  J.  1909 

tSprague,  John  Francis  1912 

♦Steams,  Rev.  Lewis  F.  1881 

Stetson,  Arthur  F.  1904 

♦Stetson,  Charles  1864 

♦Stetson,  Charles  P.  1894 

♦Stetson,  Edward  1894 

♦Stetson,  George  1864 

Stetson,  Dr.  Hayward  1896 

♦Stetson,  Isaiah  1864 

Stetson,  Isaiah  K.  1893 

♦Stevens,  Dr.  Joseph  L.  1864 

Stewart,  Charles  M.  1909 

Stone,  John  H.  1911 

♦Strickland,  Dr.  Isaac  1895 


88  Bangor  Historical  Society 


♦Strickland,  Lysander 

1894 

Strickland,  Philo  A. 

1894 

♦Talcott,  Rev.  Daniel  S. 

1864 

tTaylor  Albert  B. 

1908 

Taylor,  Josiah  T. 

1914 

*Tefft,  Rev.  Benjamin  F. 

1864 

*'l'hatcher,  Benjamin  B. 

1881 

♦Thatcher,  George  A. 

1864 

Thatcher,  George  T. 

1914 

Thompson,  Henry  G. 

1901 

Thompson,  Joseph  A. 

1914 

♦Thurston,  Stephen 

1864 

♦Thurston,  Samuel  D. 

1873 

Thurston,  WilUs  L. 

1911 

♦Treat,  Nathaniel  G. 

1864 

Trask,  Manly  G.                 x 

1911 

tTriplett,  Caius  E. 

1910 

♦Tuck,  Frank  L. 

1912 

Tyler,  Tiinwood  C. 

1909 

♦Vamey,  George 

1894 

Veazie,  Edward  W. 

1910 

♦Vose,  Thomas  W. 

1893 

Vose,  Prescott  H. 

1913 

Walker,  J.  Putnam 

1895 

tWalton,  George  W. 

1899 

Walz,  Dean  William  E. 

1901 

♦Wardley,  Charles  J. 

1909 

Warren,  Dr.  Percy 

1909 

♦Webster,  Ebenezer 

1864 

♦Weston,  Dr.  James  C. 

1864 

♦Wheelwright,  Joseph  S. 

1864 

tWhite,  Henry  K. 

1899 

tWhite,  T.  Howland 

1901 

Whittier,  Rev.  Charles 

1908 

♦Wiggin,  Albert  C. 

1881 

♦Williamson,  Joseph 

1864 

♦Wilson,  Franklin  A. 

1894 

Wilson,  John 

1908 

♦Woodard,  Charles  F. 

1895 

♦WoodhuU,  Rev.  Richard 

1864 

♦Woodman,  Charles 

1894 

Woodman,  John  F. 

1908 

Wyman,  Edward  G. 

1894 

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